To Nanhua, a Different Kind of Splendor!
Southern Florescence Realm.
Hundred-Thousand Kingdoms.
In the southeast, several states coexisted. Located on the border between the states of Zheng and Guo, there was a place called 'Chaos Ridge'.
This land, stretching for three thousand miles, is filled with towering mountains, dense forests, and thorny thickets, all shrouded in mist, making it impossible to discern directions. Even the most valiant heroes and virtuous True Person would lose their way within. Wandering aimlessly, if luck is against them, they may never return. Even if they are lucky enough to find their way out, they would be emaciated and weakened beyond repair.
Over time, this 'Chaos Ridge' became sparsely populated.
A few years ago.
The Lay Buddhist Gu Yue, Demon Dao figure who traversed the territories of the four states of Zheng, Guo, Yu, and Geng, actually used the name of Zhou Fu, a remonstrating official and strategist from the Geng Kingdom, to practice vicious Gu magic.
Geng Kingdom was furious.
The nation's most esteemed scholar, Right Chancellor Han Qiu, led twenty-four Grand Secretaries of the Wenyuan Pavilion on a ten-thousand-mile pursuit of the demonic tyrant Gu Yue. Lay Buddhist Gu Yue, unable to withstand the onslaught, fled from the Geng Kingdom, passing through the Guo Kingdom, narrowly escaping capture. Fortunately, he reached the Chaos Ridge, where, in his panic, he stumbled into the ridge, where he remained for thirty-four years, never to emerge again.
While Han Qiu was away, he recited nineteen chapters of the magnificent "The Unthieving," his words resounding like heavenly pronouncements, echoing for three thousand miles through the mountains, yet he could not find even a trace of the Lay Buddhist Gu Yue.
This day.
Amidst the Chaos Ridge, shrouded in mist, the sounds of nature resound.
A young Daoist priest with a face as fair as jade, red lips and white teeth strode out through the forest.
"Chaos Ridge".
Stepping out of the ridge, the mist before him instantly dissipated. Lu Qingfeng turned to look at the densely misted mountains behind him, then gazed at the surrounding sky, a thoughtful expression on his face. "This world—"
Lu Qingfeng lowered his head, spreading out his jade-like palm, his five fingers long and slender. With a thought, mysterious light flowed, lightning flashed, and thunder rumbled faintly.
Invisible and imperceptible, it surrounded his palm, and Lu Qingfeng felt layers of restraint. This restraint did not suppress his thunderous technique, but in the Unseen, it seemed to be a constraint, containing a majestic heavenly power that made him wary. It seemed that once this Thunder Method was unleashed, disaster would surely follow.
Looking along the lines and patterns, one can vaguely see a furnace stretching across the sky and earth.
Majestic and imposing.
Indescribable.
"The Heavenly Dao is unfathomable."
"Human Path shines brightly."
Lu Qingfeng clenched his fist, and the lightning in his palm dissipated. There was still a thoughtful look in his eyes. He looked around and recalled what Lay Buddhist Gu Yue had said, "The Six Southern Florescence Domains are vast and difficult to explore, and there are dangers everywhere. Although Lay Buddhist Gu Yue is True Immortal Attainment of the Dao has attained enlightenment, since he began his cultivation, he has only been active in the four places of Zheng, Guo, Yu, and Geng. He does not have much understanding of the general situation of heaven and earth."
According to Lay Buddhist Gu Yue's explanation, the states of Zheng and Guo, located in the southeastern corner of the Hundred-Thousand Kingdoms, were not small and sparsely populated, but they were worlds apart from the Hao Kingdom and Meng Kingdom of the Central Lands.
When a nation is weak, its Divine Path are not prominent, and its Literary Path is not flourishing, the suppression of spirits and demons is also weak. Lay Buddhist Gu Yue practices the art of Gu poison, but his actions are eccentric and ruthless, so he is not tolerated by the righteous path, yet he lives a carefree life in this land.
Only.
Their reckless behavior, if continued unchecked, eventually led to their downfall.
Lay Buddhist Gu Yue, having incurred the wrath of Zhou Fu, a renowned Confucian scholar and remonstrating official from the state of the Zheng Kingdom, who practiced Gu poison, was forced to flee in panic. Fortunately, years earlier he had discovered a hidden passage in the Chaos Ridge leading to the unknown. After making inquiries from various sources, he learned that the other end of this passage led to a carefree land where the laws of heaven Heavenly Dao clear and Human Path was at ease.
Pursued relentlessly by the great Confucian scholar Geng Kingdom, with nowhere to escape, the Lay Buddhist Gu Yue simply fled into the Chaos Ridge and went to the Black Star Realm.
He thought that the world had changed, and fortunes had reversed, presenting a great fortuitous opportunity. But he never expected to encounter an even more terrifying being like Lu Qingfeng in the Black Star Realm, and from then on, he lost his freedom.
However, some information obtained from Lay Buddhist Gu Yue made Lu Qingfeng quite look forward to it.
"The scholar-general."
"Monks and Daoist priests."
"Cultivators and immortals."
"Monsters and demons."
Compared to other realms, the Southern Florescence Realm is uniquely wonderful.
The thought flashed through my mind.
Lu Qingfeng sensed his surroundings and saw an Awe-Inspiring Righteous Qi like the sun, with twenty-four flames flickering like Primordial Spirit True One. Needless to say, this was the great scholar of the Geng Kingdom and the twenty-four great scholars who were chasing after the Lay Buddhist Gu Yue.
"A nation is established through culture."
"The Grand Scholar studies scriptures and recites classics, his words are divine and impervious to water and fire. By relying on the way of humanity, he can be compared with the Primordial Spirit Immortal Dao."
"Great Confucian scholars are even more remarkable. Their words are profound and their voices are as swift as the wind, making them rival only True Immortal."
Lu Qingfeng looked towards the vast sun and saw an old man with white hair, dressed as a scholar, with one hand behind his back and the other holding a scroll of books. He was reading aloud incessantly, his voice sometimes as loud as thunder and sometimes as loud as a celestial official interrogating someone, which was truly terrifying.
He is somewhat similar to the great Confucian Literary Path of the Immortal Qin Realm, yet quite different.
"In the end, the Immortal Qin Realm still governs all living beings through the two paths of immortals and gods. Its Literary Path Confucian Path paths are all based on the 'Nature-Life Dao' derived from the Immortal Dao."
"In the Southern Florescence Realm, leaving aside the other territories, these Hundred-Thousand Kingdoms alone revere Human Path. Whether human, god, immortal, or Buddha, all must exist according to Human Path. Those Confucian scholars do not cultivate their nature or destiny; they only need to cultivate Awe-Inspiring Righteous Qi in their hearts to be invincible under heaven."
"Human Path shines brightly, like a furnace. Its fortune is like fire, fearless of all the sacred and repelling all evil."
Lu Qingfeng gazed at the great Confucian scholar in the distance, sensing the profound mystery within. His eyes flashed with Radiance, and he activated the Grand Luo Insight. He saw that the great Confucian scholar's aura was like a pillar of smoke, reaching the sky and connecting with the earth, inspiring awe in all who beheld it.
It vaguely connects with the west, as if they share the same fate, and suffer the same fate.
"To the west lies the Geng Kingdom."
"This great Confucian scholar comes from the Geng Kingdom, and his fortune is tied to the fate of the kingdom. As long as the Geng Kingdom does not perish, his Confucian Path cultivation, along with his fortune, will be comparable to the True Profundity Realm True Immortal Mahayana Third Realm of Mahayana Buddhism. No wonder even the Lay Buddhist Gu Yue had to flee in defeat."
Lay Buddhist Gu Yue's methods were unpredictable, but in terms of cultivation, he was only at the Mahayana Tribulation Crossing Realm. In addition, his Gu Dao was entirely Outer Dao, and facing the overwhelming fortune of Confucian Path and Daoism, he truly had no other choice but to flee.
"But--"
"After all, the Lay Buddhist Gu Yue cultivates the traditional Immortal Dao, and his cultivation is not limited to any one place or region. Even in the Black Star Realm, he can use it freely. In comparison, this great scholar's skills, although useful outside his home country, are ultimately limited. And once he leaves the Human Dao Dharma Domain of the Ten Thousand Kingdoms, his fortune will be hidden and his Divine Ability will not be revealed, making him no different from ordinary mortals."
"A rare moment of carefree ease."
Radiance flashed in Lu Qingfeng's eyes as he discerned the essence of this path.
Confucian Path and Daoism govern the world, but they cannot do without the Wang Chao of Human Path. While immortals and Buddhas can also depend on Human Path and use the fortune of Human Path to accelerate their cultivation, they are not indispensable.
Even away from Human Path, one can cultivate oneself in desolate mountains and wilderness, with fewer constraints.
Certainly.
Every advantage has its disadvantages.
Ordinary people who study scriptures and classics from a young age, those with talent can pass the imperial examinations with Divine Ability and become Golden Core successful candidates in the highest level of the Immortal Dao) by their early twenties. Their supernatural powers and fortune are comparable to those of immortals who cultivate the Golden Elixir. In comparison, Immortal Dao who wish to cultivate the Golden Core need at least a hundred years of arduous effort, making them incomparable.
Moreover, the higher one goes in the Literary Path, the greater the gap becomes between it and the Immortal Dao.
Take this great Han Qiu, for example. He achieved the second-highest rank in the imperial examination at the age of twenty-seven, entered the Hanlin Academy in the same year, and became a Grand Scholar at the age of thirty-nine, comparable to the Primordial Spirit). By the age of sixty, he had become a great Confucian scholar, capable of engaging in dialogue with Mahayana.
Such progress is simply astonishing in the Immortal Dao.
"Pity."
"No matter how powerful Divine Ability are, it is difficult to Changsheng."
Lu Qingfeng shook his head, finding it intriguing, and then stopped looking. His hands were constantly calculating in his sleeves, his eyes gleaming like stars, as if he wanted to cleave through the clouds and mist.
After a while.
"Um?"
Lu Qingfeng let out a soft exclamation, a mysterious light flashing in his eyes, his brows furrowing slightly. "Human Path is like a furnace, fortune is like a column of smoke, and the secrets of heaven are hidden. With my current mastery of the 'Seven Birds Lesser Evolving Numerology,' I still need to unravel the mystery to see the truth."
In a short time.
They couldn't even figure out where the four disciples were.
"It's not difficult."
Lu Qingfeng's starry eyes flashed like lightning as he surveyed the surroundings. He saw layers of energy disrupting the heavens and earth. At first glance, it appeared chaotic and disorderly, but if one delved deeper and understood it in detail, even Golden Core or Primordial Spirit cultivator could deduce some of the secrets of heaven, let alone someone like Lu Qingfeng.
The most important thing now is to either find a place to establish Daoist Domain or travel around to broaden one's horizons, observe the world and humanity, and understand the mysteries of their operation.
"This trip is unlikely to go smoothly."
Holding Green Bamboo Staff, Lu Qingfeng walked through mountains and rivers, observing the myriad aspects of human life, and thought to himself.
In the blink of Heart Movement.
Bring up the Attribute Panel —
Name: Lu Qingfeng (Pure Great Sage)
Race: Pure Law Bamboo
Factions: Yellow Wind Ridge, Heavenly Court
Divine Position: Thunder Ministry Heaven-Watching Star-Calming Five-Thunder Marshal's Manor, Great General Who Spirit-Capturing Great General
Titles: Pure Great Sage, Pure Serenity Lad, King of Pure, Three Great Kings of Yellow Wind Ridge
Cultivation level: Mahayana - Dao Comprehension Realm
Law Power: Forty-eight Yuanhui
Lifespan: 55,100 years / 6,000 yuan
Root Bone:???
Merit: Clearing the three layers of light
Karmic Power: First Stage of Karmic Fire
Cultivation Method:
The Fourth Layer of the Yellow Court Scripture [Characteristics: Evolving Method (fourth level); Dominion over All Arts (fourth level); Karmic Power Erasure (fourth level)];
Twelve Dutian Demon God Method (Supreme Grade);
The Third Level of the Mortal-World Longevity Method (Supreme Grade);
Technique Method: Omitted
Divine Ability (Common): Blood-Transforming Soul-Separation Method, Water-Freezing Art, Water Dragon Art, Vajra Spell, Palm Thunder, Toxic Torture: Lock-Bone-Piercing Little Asura Method, Heaven-Hearing Earth-Seeing Great Method, Dutian Baleful Gods and Demon, Dutian Demon Flame, Dutian Demon God Blood-Transforming Flight Technique, Earth-Pole Magnetism Annihilation Sword Qi, Two Realms Ten Directions Vajra Great Treasury Mantra, Cloud-Blowing Method, Five Thunder Orthodox Method, Magnetic Divine Thunder, All-Heaven Divine Thunder, Separation-and-Union Divine Light, Metamorphosis Divine Eye, All-Heavens Constellations Method, Nine-Story Tower Dream-Building Method, Spirit-Nurturing Technique, Spirit Spirit-Awakening Technique, Ghost-God Transformation, Great Cloud-Rain Technique...
Great Divine Ability:
Five-Colored Divine Light (Sixth Layer)
Invert-Grand-Void Glazed Wall (5th level), Seven Birds Lesser Evolving Numerology (5th level), Invisibility Technique (5th level), Transformation Technique (5th level), Cloud-Peak Step (5th level), Grand Luo Insight (5th level)
Seven Birds Lesser Evolving Numerology (Fourth Level), Taiyin Calamity-Crossing Robe (Fourth Level), Great Sun Nirvana Divine Light (Fourth Level), Minor Thousandfold Thunder Prison (Fourth Level), Mountain-Splitting Earth-Piercing Method (Fourth Level), Six Roots Purification Method (Fourth Level), Pure Heavenly Fire (Fourth Level)
Light-Splitting Shadow-Transforming Void Sword Movement (Triple), Demonic Baleful Entangling Silk Divine Curse (Triple), Nine Heavens Talisman Inverting Heaven and Earth Method (Triple), Soul-Severing Divine Radiance Light (Triple), External Incarnation (Triple), Great Five Ghosts Transportation Method (Triple), Golden Blade Soul-Slaughter Method (Triple), Buddhist Sect Small Wheel of Reincarnation Three Vehicles Wonderful Form Transformation Miaofa (Triple), Innate One-Qi Separation-and-Union Annihilation Divine Light (Triple), Great Innate Separation-and-Union Divine Light (Triple)
Equipment:
First-tier Immortal Artifact: Pure Bamboo Staff, Tai Bai Thorn, Evil-Repelling Golden Wheel
Second-tier Immortal Artifact: Red Dust Ruyi Net, Blood-Summoning Sack, Myriad Silkworm Bowl
Third-tier Immortal Artifact: Five Aggregates Peach-Blossom Miasma
Spirit Treasure: Heavenly Demon Blood-Transforming Divine Saber
Occupations: Alchemist (Immortal Grade, Tier 1), Weapon Refiner (Immortal Grade, Tier 1)
"Call!"
I haven't checked the Attribute Panel in a long time, and now it's truly luxurious.
After reading it, Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but recall his time in the Heavenly Fox Realm. Back then, he was in his second life, had cultivated a few low-level Technique Method, and had mastered many Pill Formulas and talisman refining methods. He felt it was extraordinary and thought it was 'luxurious'.
Time flows on.
In a daze, 120,000 years had passed in the Primordial World. Looking back, everything was like smoke, leaving only a sigh.
Looking back, a thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye in reality. In this "Primordial World", he has achieved great success, not only possessing Divine Ability and Immortal Artifact, but also ranking among the immortals as a general of the Thunder Ministry Great General, with as many as three Earth Immortal True Lord under his command.
More importantly.
His cultivation had already reached the Mahayana Fourth Realm of the Dao Comprehension Realm. He cultivated the Supreme Grade method and possessed forty-eight Yuanhui of magical Law Power. He was venturing into the Everlasting-Life Mist and could break through the fog at any time to enter the immortal realm and ascend to the Earth Immortal realm to Changsheng.
The journey has been fraught with hardship, but the other shore is finally in sight.
"The wedding night".
"When one's name is on the list of successful candidates."
As Lu Qingfeng walked through the mortal realm, he saw people passing the imperial examinations with flying colors, finding husbands beneath the list, and celebrating their wedding nights, and his face darkened slightly. In the blink of an eye, more than ten thousand years had passed since he left the Immortal Qin Realm.
Back then...
He was taken away as a son-in-law, just like the newly appointed top scholar. However, unlike the top scholar in the mortal world, he was captured by the Dragon Lord of the Dragon Palace.
"Le'er".
Lu Qingfeng murmured, but no sound came out.
The longer we've been apart, the stronger my longing becomes.
Unfortunately, he was banished to the Immortal Qin Realm without a trace, and his whereabouts were unknown. There was no time for their reunion. With a sigh, Lu Qingfeng could only bury his longing deep inside and devote himself to cultivation and hard work, hoping for the day when the couple would be reunited.
At that time, it must have been an infinitely wonderful time.
Pulling his thoughts back, Lu Qingfeng glanced at the bright red new house and then looked at the Attribute Panel.
Having not seen it for many days, this Attribute Panel feels strangely familiar.
The rest of the items were nothing special, but the Divine Ability and Immortal Artifact would leave other players speechless. Even immortals like the Primordial World Immortals, Celestial Immortal Golden Immortal would likely be stunned and breathless upon seeing them.
Among these.
Immortal Artifact are secondary.
For Earth Immortal, while first-tier Immortal Artifact are rare, they can be forged over time and used for protection. Among the top Earth Immortal, whose cultivation is profound and who have cultivated for a long time, even second-tier Immortal Artifact are commonplace in their eyes.
Lu Qingfeng had been operating in the Thunder Ministry and the Nine Netherworlds for many years, especially in the Nine Netherworlds where he killed many Earth Immortal and obtained a large number of Immortal Artifact.
Not counting the Immortal Artifact used by his clones, such as the first-tier Immortal Artifact 'Raindrop Divine Sword' in the hands of the Kill-Rain Devil Lord, the second-tier Immortal Artifact 'Moon-Worshiping Treasure Fan' bestowed upon his disciple, the Daoist Longevity Zheng Chi, and the first-tier Immortal Artifact 'Five-Ding Axe' bestowed upon Mountain Wind, he currently possesses seven Immortal Artifacts.
Among them, the 'Five Aggregates Peach-Blossom Miasma' is a third-tier Immortal Artifact that even ordinary Celestial Immortal would covet.
He is quite wealthy.
However, compared to his Divine Ability, even a third-tier Immortal Artifact pales in comparison.
It is probably even more difficult to compare with the 'Heavenly Demon Blood-Transforming Divine Saber' obtained by sheer luck.
"Let's set aside Divine Ability for now."
"Even someone like my elder brother finds this Great Divine Ability extremely rare. For Earth Immortal and Celestial Immortal, it is even more desirable. Once one obtains Great Divine Ability that one desires, one's strength will more than double."
But for Lu Qingfeng, with the Yellow Court Scripture's evolutionary techniques in hand, even Supreme Divine Ability were within reach, and Great Divine Ability were readily available.
Only.
Great Divine Ability are easy to acquire, but difficult to cultivate.
Even with the cheating advantage of the 'Enlightenment' technique, Lu Qingfeng only managed to cultivate his most frequently used Great Divine Ability, the 'Five-Colored Divine Light,' to the Sixth Layer, the 'Intent Comprehension' realm, after years of arduous training.
The rest have at most five levels of 'Force Control'.
Even most of those with Great Divine Ability have only barely cultivated them, and are still at the third level of 'Body Fusion'.
Even so, it is still horrifying.
"It is rare for True Immortal to possess Great Divine Ability, and even more difficult to cultivate Great Divine Ability."
"Even for Earth Immortal, it takes tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years to cultivate a Great Divine Ability to the fifth or Sixth Layer level. Without the fortuitous opportunity, most Earth Immortal, even if they obtain Great Divine Ability, will probably only be able to stay at the Sixth Layer for the rest of their lives and find it difficult to break through."
"Only Celestial Immortal and Golden Immortals, like my elder brother, with profound cultivation, can possibly advance further and reach the seventh or even eighth level, from which they will be invincible throughout the Primordial World."
The Great Sage Huangfeng achieved his current illustrious reputation and status only after cultivating the 'Threefold Samadhi Divine Wind' to the seventh or eighth level or even higher.
Such a person is someone Lu Qingfeng can only look up to and cannot compare to.
However, compared to those rare Earth Immortal and Celestial Immortal who possess Great Divine Ability powers, Lu Qingfeng's attainments in this area are definitely not weak, and may even surpass them by a considerable margin thanks to his mastery of the 'Five-Colored Divine Light'.
Certainly.
This only refers to the level of Divine Abilities; when it comes to cultivation and combat power, the same principle cannot be applied.
As for True Immortal?
Although Lu Qingfeng is still at the Fourth Realm the Dao Comprehension Realm, his cultivation, combat strength, and status are already on a completely different level from ordinary True Immortal.
"In this Southern Florescence Realm, the secrets of heaven are elusive, and the Fourth Realm are shrouded in mystery. With my current cultivation level, dealing with Earth Immortal is manageable, but Celestial Immortal— "
Lu Qingfeng closed the Attribute Panel and walked around, thinking about the battle in the Nine Netherworlds.
Her Celestial Immortal beauty is fully captured!
"We need to keep a low profile."
Lu Qingfeng thought to himself.
Immortal Dao possess extraordinary cultivation and profound foundations, making them far beyond what Lu Qingfeng can easily provoke at his current level. Even with his current cultivation, he would have to be extremely cautious when encountering Earth Immortal who have cultivated for a long time. If he's not careful, he might suffer serious injuries, if not death.
Without attaining the Earth Immortal, one is still one level short.
He became increasingly vigilant, his aura becoming more restrained.
Looking up, one sees only a vast expanse of land, with mountains and rivers stretching as far as the eye can see. Unknowingly, one has already crossed the Guo Kingdom and Geng Kingdom, leaving behind the land of four kingdoms. In the sky and among the mountains, True Immortal are hard to find, but one can vaguely see Daoist priests in robes walking or resting, either cultivating in the mortal world or practicing Qi Ingestion in the mountains.
It turned out to be yet another form of cultivation.
In addition, there are chivalrous heroes whose Qi and Blood surges and soars into the sky, turning into pillars of smoke as they travel thousands of miles alone, slaying all demons and monsters, and causing all spirits and demons to hide.
The Buddha's light shines upon the world again, and the gods bless humanity.
"Wonderful."
Lu Qingfeng secretly praised it, becoming completely absorbed in it.
Time flies.
January.
February.
March has passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Qingfeng stood atop the immortal mountain, hidden deep within the clouds. Looking out, he saw several Daoist priests, chivalrous figures, Buddhist Sect monks, and even strange and powerful Old Devil— all comparable to True Immortal ...
He leaped away and disappeared, heading straight west.
Lu Qingfeng's ears trembled slightly as he vaguely heard the words "Seven Treasures Mountain" and "Seven Treasures Immortal Aunt".
A sudden flash of inspiration struck him; he did a quick calculation with his fingers, and his eyes lit up—
"Good disciple."
"I'll go first, teacher."
Overjoyed, with a radiant smile, Lu Qingfeng stopped lingering and burst into laughter as a burst of mysterious light erupted from his feet, unleashing the fifth level of the Great Divine Ability, 'Cloud-Peak Step'.
One step forward, and mountains and rivers shift!