True Lord Earth Mao

Fang Yang hid in the dojo, consolidating his cultivation, turning a blind eye to everything outside. He even sent away the East Sea Dragon King who came to visit. While consolidating his cultivation, he began to study World Creation and Transformation from the Thirty-six Heavenly Spirits.

After joining the Jie Sect, he had only heard Sect Master Tongtian preach once.

At that time, he had just broken through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm. As a Heavenly Immortal, he deeply understood the principle of not biting off more than one could chew. He focused on comprehending three divine abilities: Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder, Nine Heavens Ten Earths Divine Roaming Technique, and Three Thousand Universes Ascension Art.

Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder was an output skill, Nine Heavens Ten Earths Divine Roaming Technique was a speed skill, and Three Thousand Universes Ascension Art was a spatial divine ability.

His idea was to first use a skill on the enemy to see if he could cripple them. If he could cripple them, he would beat them to death. If he couldn't damage their health bar, he would immediately escape.

He had a great future ahead of him and had no need to get entangled with enemies. It was natural for him to kill enemies, but it would be too much of a loss to die at their hands.

Besides these three Daoist arts, he also took the time to listen to a bit about World Creation and Transformation. This Daoist art, when cultivated to a profound level, could change the essence of all things and all laws, even creating something from nothing.

"Previously, I was limited by my root foundation, and my body could not bear the divine ability runes of World Creation and Transformation. Every attempt to cultivate it failed. Now, it is vastly different; I can try it."

Fang Yang took the Sky Mending Creation Pill, and his body was baptized by the power of creation, making it much easier to cultivate World Creation and Transformation.

In reality, orthodox Xuanmen sects had countless divine abilities, but many of them required specific physiques and destinies to cultivate. Some divine abilities were even tailor-made by the Saints for their disciples. Apart from that one person, no one else in the world could cultivate them.

World Creation and Transformation was not a custom divine ability, but its cultivation requirements were also very high. If the cultivator's root foundation was not up to par, even if they understood the profound mysteries of the Daoist art, they could not cultivate it.

Even with excellent software, the hardware had to keep up. If the hardware couldn't keep up, no amount of cultivation would be in vain.

Fang Yang reached out and grabbed a pebble the size of an egg. This pebble was unremarkable; it was not a spirit stone or an immortal stone, just an ordinary rock.

He held the pebble, and dense divine ability runes flowed between his hands, wrapping around the pebble.

One day, two days, a hundred days passed. The bluestone remained the same bluestone, unchanged.

Fang Yang was not discouraged. The profound Daoist arts of the orthodox Xuanmen were not so easily mastered. Many of his senior brothers and sisters found the Daoist methods of the orthodox Xuanmen too difficult to cultivate and went on to practice unorthodox arts.

"Mysterious and obscure, within it is essence. Its essence is very true, within it is trustworthiness." According to the Tao Te Ching, life is a product of the combination of matter and vital energy. To give matter life is to combine the vital energy of heaven and earth with this matter. The first step of World Creation and Transformation is to guide the vital energy of heaven and earth to combine with matter.

Three months later, Fang Yang reached out and grabbed a mass of essence from the sun, moon, and stars. He raised his hand and pointed, and this mass of vital energy arranged itself into countless runes, slowly sinking into the pebble.

In an instant, the pebble trembled slightly, and several cracks appeared on its surface.

With a crack, a fluffy little chick was hatched. As soon as the stone chicken was born, it flapped its wings and flew into the air.

A flying stone chicken, a fighter among stone chickens, was thus created by Fang Yang.

"It's done!"

Fang Yang was overjoyed to see this. His World Creation and Transformation had finally reached the introductory stage. Any divine ability, once mastered, offered hope of successful cultivation.

Afterward, he became increasingly adept.

Under his influence, withered trees of a thousand years became spirits, ice and snow of ten thousand years began to speak, and even the Earthly Fiend Two Forms Array gave birth to an array spirit.

After the array spirit of the Earthly Fiend Two Forms Array appeared, it felt its body was incomplete. It shifted the array base, and the entire great array's power increased significantly.

Fang Yang was also amazed by this scene.

One had to know that his World Creation and Transformation was only at the introductory stage, far from mastery. If one truly cultivated to that level, any divine ability or cultivation method they practiced could be self-taught, and their cultivation would improve constantly.

"What a divine ability. Teacher has mastered countless divine abilities and wondrous methods. Next time I listen to the Dao, I must learn more. Having more skills never hurts. The more Supreme Purity Dao Method one cultivates, the more potent their magic power becomes."

Just as Fang Yang was initially mastering World Creation and Transformation, a steady voice suddenly pierced through the Earthly Fiend Two Forms Array and entered the dojo.

"This humble one is True Lord Earth Mao of the Jie Sect. May I ask whose dojo this is?"

Fang Yang's eyebrows twitched upon hearing this, and he was surprised. He had joined the Jie Sect many years ago and had always lived in seclusion. He had only met Zhao Gongming, the outer sect Senior Brother, once. How could a fellow disciple actively seek him out?

He did not immediately dismantle the great array. Instead, he circulated his divine sense and looked outside the island through the gaps in the Earthly Fiend Two Forms Array's operation.

He saw a Daoist priest in a dark grey Daoist robe standing outside the island. His face was ordinary, and he was surrounded by the pure aura of the Supreme Purity Dao Method.

Since he confirmed it was a fellow disciple, Fang Yang no longer hesitated. He waved his hand, and the light screen of the Earthly Fiend Two Forms Array rippled, creating a passage.

"Senior Brother, please enter."

True Lord Earth Mao was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. In the cultivation world, those who have achieved a higher level are respected first. Fang Yang addressed him as Senior Brother.

True Lord Earth Mao stepped into the dojo and scanned his surroundings. When he saw Fang Yang's pure magic power and his Supreme Purity Dao Method, a barely perceptible hint of relief appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, Fang Yang had already risen to greet him: "Junior Brother Fang Yang greets True Lord Earth Mao, Senior Brother. Junior Brother is devoted to cultivation and has nothing much to offer. I hope Senior Brother will forgive me."

As Fang Yang spoke, he casually conjured a pavilion with a stone table and chairs inside. A plate of spiritual fruits was already arranged on the stone table.

Fang Yang was a typical ascetic cultivator. Apart from piles of immortal herbs, immortal medicines, and immortal fruits on Ningzhen Island, there was nothing else to entertain guests.

True Lord Earth Mao, however, did not mind. He waved his hand: "It's alright. Junior Brother need not worry about such trivial matters. I have not come for personal reasons, but on the orders of Senior Brother Zhao Gongming, to investigate a matter."

Fang Yang's heart stirred, and he thought, "Could it be about Nuwa?" However, there was nothing to hide about this matter, and he felt no guilt.

"Senior Brother heard some voices in the Great Desolation saying that the outer sect of our sect is a mixed bag, with many incompetent individuals. They rely on our sect's prestige to act recklessly and harm living beings. Have you heard of this, Junior Brother?"

After speaking, he looked at Fang Yang seriously, as if he had also classified Fang Yang as one of the incompetent ones.

Fang Yang was taken aback. He truly did not expect Zhao Gongming to take action to manage this matter. But could this True Lord Earth Mao be trusted?

"Junior Brother, is there really such a thing in our sect's outer sect?"

True Lord Earth Mao seemed to have seen through Fang Yang's thoughts. There was a power in his eyes that could see through people's hearts, making Fang Yang feel as if all his recent thoughts were exposed.

Since things had reached this point, Fang Yang stopped playing dumb. He nodded: "Naturally, there is. Many Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters are straightforward and unconventional. They occasionally let their true natures show. This is not a secret on the great sea."

"True nature? Junior Brother believes that the actions of all fellow disciples are from their hearts, a manifestation of their true nature?"

True Lord Earth Mao's eyes held a hint of amusement. It seemed he had already understood the implied meaning in Fang Yang's words. "If all things in heaven and earth were to maintain their original hearts and always show their true natures, then what would be the meaning of our sect's mission to enlighten all beings?"