One Person Attains the Dao, Plants and Trees Receive Grace

Boom--

The spiritual energy of the entire Yujing City converged like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, transforming into myriad streams of light that poured into the colossal palm reaching for the sky!

The crimson clouds, purple dragon shadows, obsidian sword tombs, and deep-sea palaces in the sky… all anomalies were drawn in and devoured by this hand!

Chen Qing watched, entranced, his mind buzzing with countless thoughts. Suddenly, his seven orifices burned, and those myriad notions threatened to burst forth from his body!

"Dong!"

The pulse of heaven and earth abruptly ceased.

Boom--

High above the nine heavens, the firmament split open like silk, revealing a colossal black fissure stretching east to west and north to south! At the fissure's edges, earth, water, fire, and wind surged and annihilated, while boundless golden light erupted from its depths, instantly dispelling the darkness!

Where the golden light condensed, a "gate" of immeasurable grandeur slowly materialized!

This gate was neither gold nor jade, neither stone nor wood, but was woven entirely from pure, flowing divine chains of dao principles!

Upon the gate, suns and moons rose and set, stars flickered, mountains and rivers rotated! Even its projection caused the laws of the Central Spirit Continent to twist and wail!

"The Immortal Gate! It's the Immortal Gate!"

Within Yujing City, countless cultivators trembled with excitement, tears streaming down their faces as they prostrated themselves in the direction of the Immortal Gate!

Chen Qing knew this was a fortuitous encounter, but upon seeing the gate, he felt only its immensity and complexity. Its profound mysteries, form, and outline were beyond comprehension; even a moment more of gazing threatened to shatter his soul!

The Immortal Gate swung open!

"Om-- Ang-- Om-- "

Daoist sounds, akin to the splitting of heaven and earth, resonated throughout the cosmos. All who heard them, regardless of cultivation level, immortal or mortal, felt their inner rage dissipate, their minds become clear and serene, and all their ailments vanish!

Golden flowers rained down from the sky. Wherever they touched, withered trees bloomed anew, and hard stones glowed; nine-colored auspicious clouds spread across the heavens. Within the clouds, dragons and phoenixes danced, luan birds sang in harmony, and countless immortal flowers and spiritual roots swayed gracefully, emitting intoxicating fragrances.

At the center of the Immortal Gate, the towering figure finally solidified completely. His eyes, like furnaces of creation, swept across the land, and lotus flowers bloomed in the void.

The First Origin Immortal Emperor!

He raised his right hand and gently pointed!

"Rumble-- "

The entire Yujing City, the earth veins of the entire Central Spirit Continent, boiled!

Vast spiritual energy surged forth from the depths of the earth veins, transforming into visible, seven-colored spiritual tides that swept across heaven and earth!

Countless cultivators, trapped at bottlenecks, experienced sudden enlightenment at this moment, their bottlenecks loosening, some even breaking through on the spot!

"Good."

The Immortal Emperor cast one last glance at the mortal realm, his gaze seeming to linger momentarily on the distant Immortal Palace, on Qingwu's separate courtyard… and other places, before turning away without further hesitation and stepping into the open Immortal Gate!

"We bid farewell to the Emperor!!!"

Shouts like tidal waves echoed through the heavens!

The Immortal Gate slowly closed, and the boundless golden light, daoist sounds, golden flowers, and auspicious clouds retracted, scattering to various locations.

The colossal spatial rift that had spanned the heavens and earth also healed, as if it had never existed.

Patta.

Spiritual energy, condensed to its utmost density, fell as rain.

Golden flowers merged with the rain, auspicious clouds turned to light, and the entire Yujing City was once again enveloped in a curtain of rain.

The lingering echoes of creation reverberated in all directions!

Within the trapping formation of Qingwu Villa.

The demonic energy surrounding Princess Xiyao had been suppressed and returned to her Yellow Court the moment that authoritative gaze fell upon her, and the anomaly on her body instantly vanished.

She paid no heed to her physical changes, however, gazing up at the disappearing golden path of light. A single tear slid silently down her cheek.

"Father Emperor..."

In the Jade Rinse Pavilion.

The Sixth Prince, clad in dark robes and jade belt, stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the sky. The pretense in his eyes was gone, replaced by naked ambition! His fingers slowly clenched, as if he intended to grasp the entire Yujing City in his palm.

"He ascended... He finally ascended! This Immortal Dynasty is mine now!"

Behind him, his confidants knelt, their breaths suppressed yet filled with excitement.

The First Prince's Residence.

The First Prince, dressed in a plain robe, set down a chess piece. The black and white stones on the board formed an inescapable endgame.

He looked at the towering pathway of light, his expression calm, save for an almost inaudible sigh: "Heaven and earth are the board, and all beings are the pieces. Father Emperor, your move to transcend is indeed brilliant."

On the training grounds.

The Second Prince, covered in blood, stared at the spot where the golden light had vanished. He slammed his blood-stained halberd heavily onto the ground, sending sparks flying: "It's good that he's gone! This Immortal Dynasty must ultimately be defended with iron and blood!"

Behind him, thousands of armored soldiers silently beat their chests, their killing intent soaring to the heavens.

The Cloud-Mist Immortal Palace, Jade-Washing Pavilion terrace.

The Empress's phoenix robe trailed on the ground, exuding magnificence and grace.

She gazed in the direction her husband had disappeared, her face devoid of sorrow or joy, only a faint, complex sense of relief and... loneliness flickered deep within her eyes.

But soon, that look returned to indifference.

"It's time to clear the stage for this game."

Deep within the Treasure Pavilion.

Elder Jiang's figure had already faded the moment the golden light shot into the sky, only a faint echo lingering in the pavilion: "Taichu, oh Taichu, you finally took this step!"

The laughter dissipated, leaving no trace.

Meanwhile.

Just moments before the Immortal Gate opened and the Emperor's silhouette was about to step through...

Chen Qing felt the Immortal Emperor's resolute will to smelt all energies and unify all laws, breaking free from the shackles of this world. It resonated thunderously with the incomplete scripture of his own Primordial Chaos Qi Scripture!

The profound meaning within the scripture perfectly matched the scene of the Immortal Emperor engulfing the heavens with his palm!

"Primordial Chaos Qi... encompasses all things... melts all laws... so that's how it is!"

It was like a divine revelation!

In an instant, the pores all over his body involuntarily expanded to their limit!

The scattered innate spiritual energy, Dao Rhyme golden flowers, and nine-colored auspicious clouds within a hundred-zhang radius suddenly found their home and surged toward him madly!

"Swish—"

A visible vortex of colorful spiritual energy poured into him, centered on Chen Qing! Supreme Harmony Qi surged like dragons through his meridians. In his Qi Sea, the Destiny Talisman erupted with brilliant starlight!

Deep within the starry sky, a star gradually brightened!

Inside the Niwan Palace, a point of spiritual light, pure to the extreme, was born from the void!

Though this spiritual light was as minuscule as a speck of dust, the moment it appeared, it suppressed, refined, and gathered all the insights and surging spiritual energy in his Sea of Consciousness!

The Samadhi True Fire Talisman slowly rotated around this point of spiritual light, becoming even more condensed and translucent!

Chen Qing immediately awoke from his dazed state of comprehension.

"Heavenly Spirit Illuminating Light? This is the mark of the second realm, Soothing Harmony Foundation Establishment, at completion! A vortex in the Qi Sea, Heavenly Spirit Illuminating Light! It represents a flawless physical body and an immaculate spiritual light! Both life and essence are revealed! Witnessing the Immortal Emperor's ascension has actually improved the realm of my dream body!"

He immediately reined in his thoughts, only to discover that the true gain this time was not merely an improvement in realm, but the brand new understanding born from the "Primordial Chaos Qi Scripture" after observing the celestial phenomenon!

At this moment, this understanding was still two blurry thoughts, so Chen Qing cast aside distractions and sought inward!

The spiritual light in his Sea of Consciousness flickered, illuminating both inside and out, making his thoughts clear and his mind pure, giving him a sense of enlightenment!

"This..."

Outside, Lu Feng's face showed shock. His hollow eye sockets actually reflected a point of clear spiritual light!

Yin Lin'er stared at the surging spiritual energy vortex around Chen Qing, even more dumbfounded!

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The spiritual rain above Yujing City gradually dispersed, leaving only a few wisps of Dao Rhyme still circulating in the heavens and earth.

Inside the Jiaowei Qin Lu, the spiritual energy vortex around Chen Qing had subsided, but Lu Feng stood by, holding his zither, still guarding him.

Yin Lin'er, dragging his weary body, shuttled through the courtyard. During the day, he rushed around gathering information about medicinal herbs, and at night, he would come to clean the courtyard. Even though he was so tired his eyelids drooped, he still respectfully bowed to Chen Qing's seated figure.

However, today he couldn't help but ask, "Elder Lu, how much longer will Young Master Chen continue his enlightenment?"

"What's the hurry?" Lu Feng said, "The Emperor's cultivation is profound, his merits are complete. This ascension, with the heavens, earth, and humanity celebrating together, is a rare opportunity that occurs once in ten thousand years. The longer he settles, the more he will gain. Moreover, young friend Chen has profound fortune. His Foundation Establishment spiritual light has likely gained a trace of Dao Rhyme from the Immortal Emperor's ascension, forging a Dao Foundation spiritual light. His future is truly boundless!"

Yin Lin'er listened, growing more astonished. He couldn't help but recall his parents' dying instructions, saying that if he met someone carrying the great fortune of heaven and earth, it would be his chance to shed his half-demon body and embark on the righteous path, and he should do his utmost to follow them!

This Young Master Chen before him looked young, but with such bearing and encounters, wasn't he precisely the person his parents spoke of, "carrying the great fortune of heaven and earth"?

But thinking of his own origins, Yin Lin'er lowered his head again. How could his half-demon body be worthy of following such a person?

Just then.

"Buzz—"

Chen Qing opened his eyes, and it seemed as if yin and yang were rotating within them.

The true meanings of two completely different cultivation methods became completely clear and formed in his spiritual consciousness!

Chen Qing raised his hands.

He flipped his left palm, and a wisp of pale white flame leaped silently, emitting a fierce will that could burn everything and perish together, causing the rain within a ten-foot radius to evaporate and light to distort!

"This technique can be called 'Fuel Exhaustion Fire Transmission,' a desperate move that uses everything of oneself as fuel, merging into one and burning oneself to death!"

He pressed his right palm down, and the old tree in the courtyard rustled, the grass leaves trembled, and the "Qi" of the entire small courtyard seemed to come alive, faintly resonating with his will!

"This technique can be named 'Qi Harmonizes with Heaven and Earth,' a nascent form of a technique to perceive, resonate with, and draw upon the Qi of all things for one's own use."

"Hoo—"

Chen Qing exhaled a long breath of turbid Qi and stood up. The rain that fell within three feet of him was repelled by the invisible rhythm of "Qi Harmonizes with Heaven and Earth."

He looked up at the sky, the magnificent sight of the Immortal Emperor's ascension still vivid before his eyes.

"In the mortal world, there isn't even an immortal, yet here in this dream, I get to witness an Immortal Emperor's ascension with my own eyes! This is truly a fortuitous encounter! Even if this dream offered nothing else, this single moment of enlightenment alone makes it all worthwhile!"

Within the Niwan Palace, spiritual light flickered faintly. The insights gained from observing the great Dao of ascension settled in his heart, awaiting further exploration.

Lu Feng's hollow eye sockets "gazed" in Chen Qing's direction!

"Dao Rhyme naturally formed, spiritual tides surged on their own," he murmured. "His Spiritual Bone was dug out, yet he still encounters such fortune. Could he be a person of great destiny, born to face this tribulation?"

Yin Lin'er, who was already dumbfounded, trembled inwardly upon hearing Lu Feng's whisper. The profound, mystical aura radiating from Chen Qing, as if he were one with heaven and earth, was now deeply imprinted in his heart.