Time flowed on.
Qingyuan became utterly immersed in the mysteries of cultivation.
The General Outline of the Myriad Phenomena of Yin-Yang Alchemy in the Primordial Wilderness led directly to the essence of the Pill Dao.
Were his realm not so low, merely mastering this path would have allowed him to become a patriarch of the Pill Dao, an ultimate figure in the Primordial Wilderness no less formidable than Grand Pure Laozi!!
Even so,
during nearly a thousand Years of alchemy,
Qingyuan had refined a Divine Firmament Golden Core within his body!
This Golden Core was as tiny as a sesame seed. If anyone magnified it for a closer look, they would surely have been left too stunned to speak.
Upon that minuscule Golden Core,
countless forms of Divine Firmament Immortal Gold, Dragon Seals Phoenix Glyphs, and Qilin Patterns had turned into stars and suns adorning its surface. Like the innumerable worlds within Ganges Sand of the cosmos, dense and radiant Great Dao Laws of Alchemy had transformed into constellations scattered among all phenomena, dazzling beyond compare!!
If cultivators in the Primordial Wilderness who were devoted to the Pill Dao saw it,
they would surely have gone hysterical with madness!
This was the mark of condensed Great Dao Law of Alchemy!!!
Without comprehending the Pill Dao to a certain depth and grasping all manner of pill-refining methods,
it would have been absolutely impossible to condense such a mark!!
And such a mark
might not even have been condensed by a Grand Unity Golden Immortal who had switched to the Pill Dao.
Yet it had appeared on a mere Mystic Immortal today?
Was that not far too absurd?!
If anyone carefully examined every bone and organ within Qingyuan's body, they would have been even more astonished.
For he had also thoroughly mastered the Great Dao of Formations. It had transformed into myriad stars and phenomena spreading throughout his body and all his meridians, matching the body's three hundred and sixty-five acupoints to the three hundred and sixty-five stars of the heavens. With the human body, he had evolved a tiny world that drew down the Primordial Wilderness Circumstellar Stellar Divine Light to temper his fleshly body.
He also circulated the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique to temper himself.
If this continued, even without actively cultivating, Qingyuan would be able to push his Mystic Art to an extremely profound realm!
The blessings of the Pill Dao and Formation Dao were utterly terrifying.
They had directly pushed his Daoxing to the Peak Mystic Immortal Realm.
Had Qingyuan not wished for his fleshly body and Primordial Spirit realm to advance side by side, then judging solely by his comprehension of Laws such as the Sword Dao, Staff Dao, Pill Dao, and Formation Dao, he would likely have long since condensed an Immortal True Spirit to temper his Primordial Spirit, entered the ranks of Golden Immortals, comprehended the Five Elements Law, and tempered the Five Qi in the Chest.
Within the dojo,
one furnace after another produced Spirit Elixirs that smelled fragrant and glimmered with Immortal Light.
These Pills
would have prompted even Golden Immortal cultivators to cast aside all dignity and fight over them to the death, let alone Mystic Immortal beings!!
Beside him, Willow Immortal
shook its leaves with a rustling sound.
If it had possessed a mouth, its drool could probably have formed an entire Moon River Bay!!
Immersed in cultivation, Qingyuan forgot the passage of Years.
However,
though the tree wished for stillness, the wind would not cease.
Within Ten Thousand Treasures Cave of Mount Fukong, in the Kunlun Mountain Range,
Immortal Light shone brilliantly inside the cave, while treasure radiance shot into the skies. Treasure-patterned divine markings flashed across the plump man's auspicious face and body, making him seem infinitely extraordinary.
Suddenly,
Daoist Duobao, who had been sitting in Secluded Cultivation, opened his eyes.
After pinching his fingers to deduce the future, his slightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed. He called out, "Is Junior Disciple Dingguang here?"
"Senior Disciple Duobao, I am here!"
A man's voice answered from outside the cave.
Then, a figure in white robes hurried inside.
This cultivator named Dingguang had attained the Dao as an Innate Rabbit Spirit. Though he was a Mystic Immortal, he still retained beastlike traits—two long ears stood high above his head. He looked gentle and proper enough, but his constantly darting eyes revealed that he was not as honest as he appeared.
"How long has it been since Teacher's last sermon?"
Daoist Duobao glanced at him. Immortal Dingguang promptly replied, "Reporting to Senior Disciple Duobao, ten thousand years have passed."
"Do you all still remember the wager Senior Disciple Qing and I made ten thousand years ago?"
Duobao asked again.
Immortal Dingguang's eyes shifted as he smiled. "This matter has spread everywhere. How could we not know? I fear that Senior Disciple Qing is too frightened to appear and is hiding behind Secluded Cultivation!"
"If Senior Disciple Duobao trusts me, I am willing to arrange this matter!"
"If that bastard Qingyuan dares refuse to come out and fight, I will make him lose all face and leave him too ashamed to remain in the Kunlun Mountains!!"
"If he is thick-skinned enough to insist on staying, then I will lure some Fierce Beasts into his dojo. If that fails, I will have someone secretly ambush and injure him, forcing him to retreat in the face of difficulty!"
"Mm. I heard Teacher intends to find several sword attendants. If you handle this well, I can recommend you to Teacher as an Attendant Immortal." Duobao spoke blandly, dangling an empty promise that nevertheless made Immortal Dingguang's eyes light up. After kneeling to offer his thanks, he left the Cave Abode.
Afterward,
Immortal Dingguang's shouts rang out beyond Ten Thousand Treasures Cave.
Daoist Duobao said expressionlessly, "Senior Disciple Qing, I would rather you left with dignity. If you refuse to leave, do not blame me for taking that dignity from you..."
Meanwhile, within the Kunlun Mountains,
as Immortal Dingguang shouted everywhere,
disciples who had joined the Interception Sect quickly gathered.
After hearing Immortal Dingguang's twisted account, they formed into a great flood and headed toward Qingyuan's remote dojo with tremendous momentum.
When they arrived outside Qingyuan's dojo,
they began shouting aggressively.
"Senior Disciple Qing, where is the battle we agreed upon after ten thousand years? Why are you hiding and refusing to fight?"
"Qingyuan! As the First Disciple of Intercepting Sect, you are utterly incompetent. Why do you occupy that position without doing anything? You should surrender it to someone capable of leading the Interception Sect to prosperity!"
"If you dare not fight, then get out of the Interception Sect and get out of the Kunlun Mountains!"
"Get out of the Interception Sect!!!"
"Qingyuan, get the hell out here! Your virtue does not match your position, so you should not be the First Disciple of Intercepting Sect! Who the hell do you think you are..."
Outside the dojo,
the simple-minded, brawny disciples of the Jie Sect had been incited by Immortal Dingguang.
Their faces flushed red as they shouted abuse.
From the look of it,
it was as though they bore the hatred of annihilated clans toward Qingyuan, their momentum immense!!
"Insolence! Who dares act so aggressively before my master's dojo!"
"You beasts, what arrogance!!!"
Yun Zhongzi and Wuzhiqi, who had been cultivating in the Water Mansion, were furious. They flew out of the dojo and confronted the disciples of the Jie Sect.
Though the two carried considerable presence,
one was merely a Mid-stage Profound Immortal, while the other was a Late True Immortal.
Facing the momentum of over a thousand disciples of the Jie Sect, they could not put up any real resistance.
They quickly fell into a disadvantage.
At Immortal Dingguang's instigation, some even suddenly attacked Yun Zhongzi and Wuzhiqi, their methods exceptionally vicious and ruthless!
Had the two not been extraordinary, they would truly have suffered grave injuries on the spot.
"Seeking death! You dare ambush me? Die!"
"Junior Brother, don't be impulsive!!"
Though Yun Zhongzi shouted for Wuzhiqi to be careful,
he drew his sword and charged at the several disciples of the Jie Sect who had attacked with lethal intent.
The scene descended into chaos.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!
Suddenly, sword light flashed like a long rainbow, completely slaying the bodies and Primordial Spirits of dozens of disciples of the Jie Sect who had ambushed Yun Zhongzi and Wuzhiqi. A terrifyingly fierce Sword Intent transformed into a Corpse Mountain Blood Sea that locked onto everyone present. That bone-chilling sense of danger made everyone calm down at once.
Even the most reckless disciples of the Sect of Interception
quietly put away their magic treasures.
They put on harmless expressions.
"Striking someone without striking their face—you caused trouble at my dojo, and I could overlook that. But you even dared harm my beloved disciples. Do you truly think I would not kill?"
Abruptly,
a tall, upright Figure in Black appeared before the crowd...
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