Third-Generation Celestial Master's Long-Held Wish

In a daze, the words on the book seemed to dance in the air, swirling around him.

The Myriad Wonders Divine Fire had an extraordinary origin, rumored to be a primordial being born from the heavens and earth, transcending the mundane.

The book described various legends about the Myriad Wonders Divine Fire from around the world.

For instance, Suirenshi drilling wood for fire brought hope to the people of Huaxia, providing fire to ward off beasts, cook food, fire pottery, smelt metal, and extract salt. It could be said that drilling wood for fire was the starting point of Huaxia's entire material civilization.

Coincidentally, there were also legends about fire in the West.

The god Prometheus stole the fire and brought light to the mortal world, igniting human wisdom and creating countless things.

In both the Eastern and Western legends, the fire that fell to the mortal world possessed an immensely powerful ability—to shape civilization!

The arrival of fire completely changed human history, unleashing unprecedented creativity within the human race!

"Myriad Wonders Divine Fire, ignites spirits and births gods."

Yuan Tianzong closed the book, the excitement in his eyes quickly fading.

He finally understood what the void white flame in his hand was.

The Myriad Wonders Divine Fire, the primordial divine fire that ignited the intelligence of living beings and pioneered civilization!

It turned out that the golden lotus blooming in the Heavenly Pool was not a creation of heaven and earth, nor was it an opportunity that fell from the South Heaven Gate's illusion. It was the aura leaked from the Myriad Wonders Divine Fire, which had bloomed into a lotus pond, with each golden lotus becoming a spiritual item capable of enhancing comprehension and potential!

Yuan Tianzong's comprehension was already astonishing. In the Dharma-ending era, he broke through forbidden zones with it, killing his way to Grandmaster and shocking the world.

Now, he had obtained this "Divine Fire of Wisdom," and it could no longer be simply described as adding wings to a tiger.

While contemplating, a wisp of void white flame appeared from his palm, swaying gracefully.

After observing it carefully for a moment, Yuan Tianzong suddenly remembered something. He reopened the book, turned to the page about the Myriad Wonders Divine Fire, and studied it word by word, comparing it to the flame in his palm.

"This is not the Myriad Wonders fire seed..."

There was a difference between the flame and the fire seed.

The book described the primordial divine fire born at the beginning of creation as the fire seed.

Although the flame he obtained was from the Myriad Wonders Divine Fire, it was not the fire seed itself, but rather a wisp of flame that had escaped from it.

That made sense. If it were truly the fire seed born at the beginning of creation as the legends claimed, its appearance in the world would have caused a global sensation. How could it have only illuminated the Heavenly Pool, allowing the Nine Great Mountain Gates, numerous smaller factions, and even individuals with weaker cultivation to pick up the scraps?

A single wisp of flame had nurtured a pond of comprehension lotuses, potentially giving rise to many prodigies in the future.

Such a divine item amazed even Yuan Tianzong, yet it was merely a separated wisp of flame. He couldn't imagine the power of the main fire seed, nor how it existed in the world.

Closing the book, Yuan Tianzong did not immediately leave the Celestial Master's Cave.

He wanted to look at other Daoist treasures and find more information.

For example, the Dao seed.

The unknown Dao seed, shrouded in mystery and hidden within the holes of the Golden Lotus King's seed pod, must be extraordinary.

Yuan Tianzong did not know if it had completely withered or how to plant it.

He guessed that this item might require a special planting method.

Furthermore, he wanted to know how the subsequent cultivation path was described, so he could have a direction.

Why was inner energy cultivation shackled?

Why did true energy cultivation require the aid of Divine Smoke of Entering the Dao to step into the Grandmaster realm?

Many questions swirled in his mind, with no answers.

Just as Yuan Tianzong was flipping through various records of Daoist anomalies, someone approached. It was the Old Celestial Master, who had just lain down not long ago, his face pale and bloodless.

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Upon seeing Yuan Tianzong, a flicker of surprise flashed in the Old Celestial Master's eyes: "Fellow Daoist Yuan, I am eternally grateful for saving my life. Please accept this bow from this humble Taoist!"

Yuan Tianzong did not stop him, accepting it calmly. "It's nothing. Your life was not meant to end, so I happened to be here."

Hearing this, the Old Celestial Master raised his hand, signaling the Sect Leader Celestial Master and two elders to leave.

Once they were alone, the Old Celestial Master suddenly spoke, cutting straight to the chase, and asked a question: "Fellow Daoist Yuan, may I ask if you have already entered the Grandmaster realm without using the Divine Smoke of Entering the Dao?"

"Yes," Yuan Tianzong replied with a smile.

He knew that since the Old Celestial Master dared to ask this, he already had an answer in his heart. It was just too shocking for him, and he needed to hear the confirmation from the person himself before he could believe it.

The moment he received the answer, the Old Celestial Master suddenly smiled, laughing heartily. As he laughed, tears welled up in his eyes, and he wept.

"Indeed! Indeed! Indeed! The shackles on our bodies can be broken, haha!"

"Grand-disciple, Master, you are right, we did nothing wrong!"

Muttering incoherently, the Old Celestial Master suddenly knelt on both knees, his gesture even more solemn than his gratitude for being saved: "Fellow Daoist Yuan, you have validated the lifelong wish of three generations of my Celestial Master Temple. Thank you."

"I am one hundred and fifty-seven years old this year. I entered the temple at eight, began cultivating at ten, and took my first steps into the cultivation path at thirteen. I entered the Dragon Opening Realm at forty-five, and many called me exceptionally gifted."

"However, after the Dragon Opening Realm, I made no further progress. At that time, being proud and arrogant, I learned from my master that one did not have to rely solely on the Divine Smoke of Entering the Dao to push open the door to Grandmaster and transcend the mundane."

"Thus, with confidence and courage, I began to assault the forbidden zone of Grandmaster."

"One hundred and twelve years. A full one hundred and twelve years. The Grandmaster realm, which I thought was just a step away in my prime, grew further and further away, like stars in the heavens, utterly unreachable."

"This seclusion was my final attempt. I nearly died, and I thought my master, my teacher, and even I were wrong. The forbidden zone is truly a forbidden zone, impossible for mortals to overcome."

"I never imagined that someone in this world had already achieved this feat, breaking through the forbidden zone and becoming a Grandmaster."

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, you have forged a path different from current cultivation. You have truly opened my eyes!"

Yuan Tianzong quietly watched the Old Celestial Master, who was weeping with joy. He understood the difficulty of ascending to heaven even better than the latter.

The Old Celestial Master would never have imagined that the person before him had broken through to Grandmaster a thousand years ago, during the Dharma-ending era, when vital energy was depleted and all things were silent.

What kind of resilience did a flower blooming in barren land need to rival the beauty of a warm spring, or even surpass it?

"Old Celestial Master, are you finished speaking? I need to leave." Yuan Tianzong's emotions were stable. He wouldn't develop a sense of kinship just because the Old Celestial Master wiped away a few tears and spoke empathetically.

In the end, he had not truly broken through to Grandmaster. His path remained solitary.

Furthermore, he was an undocumented person in this era. The shackles within his body had vanished. This was a secret he absolutely did not want outsiders to know, lest it bring great disaster.

Yuan Tianzong strongly agreed with the concept of the Great Cosmic Silence.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, please wait."

"Is there something else?"

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, I have an impudent request. I don't know if I should speak it."

Yuan Tianzong shook his head. "You shouldn't."

The Old Celestial Master was speechless, not expecting the other party to play by different rules.

His impudent request was to invite Yuan Tianzong to serve as a Grand Elder of the Celestial Master Temple, a position of great prestige, where even the Temple Master would respectfully greet him.

It seemed he had no desire for any significant connection with the Celestial Master Temple.

Ultimately, he had been too greedy.

The Old Celestial Master sighed silently, then raised his hand and called out, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, please wait. I have a nameless scripture here that is fated for you."

"Oh, is it free?" Yuan Tianzong turned his head and asked.

"Yes, it's free."

"Alright, hand it over. Let me take a look."

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