Enlightenment of the Primordial God-Demon Diagram Successful, Stars Dimmed

Morning.

Ye Ping had been holding the observing-the-heavens posture all day.

But unfortunately, he hadn't achieved enlightenment of the Primordial God-Demon Body Refining Art.

This made Ye Ping feel a bit down.

The cultivation method clearly stated:

Those with talent could comprehend the Sky Gazing God-Demon Diagram at a glance.

But for those without talent, they might never comprehend the Primordial God-Demon Body Refining Art in their entire lives.

However, Ye Ping didn't give up.

He rested for a short while. With the Qi Replenishing Pill, he didn't need to eat regular food, saving time on meals and even on using the restroom, since he wasn't eating.

Now, out of the twelve hours in a day, Ye Ping spent almost eleven hours cultivating, with the remaining hour for a brief rest or other activities.

Noon.

Ye Ping still hadn't comprehended the Sky Gazing God-Demon Diagram.

But he wasn't discouraged; instead, he became even more diligent.

"The Primordial God-Demon Body Refining Art requires great perseverance to comprehend. Although my talent isn't great, I have perseverance that others lack. I will definitely succeed. Ye Ping believes in himself."

Under the scorching sun, Ye Ping still held his hands up, sensing heaven and earth.

With this resolve, He continued until late into the night.

The Qingyun Dao Sect was quiet and peaceful.

In the sky above, stars flowed like a river, and the moon had not yet appeared.

Ye Ping was still trying to comprehend the Primordial God-Demon Body Refining Art.

But unfortunately, he still hadn't achieved enlightenment.

Ye Ping understood that his talent was average, not comparable to geniuses. Therefore, to achieve enlightenment, he had to rely on accumulating time.

Even though he understood this, Ye Ping still felt a sense of urgency. Who wouldn't want to learn this God-Demon Body Refining Art sooner?

An hour later.

Ye Ping's arms grew tired. He lowered his hands, then sat on the ground and sighed deeply.

That night.

A cold wind blew.

Ye Ping held the 'Primordial God-Demon Body Refining Art' and continuously pondered where he was going wrong.

"The cultivation method is definitely not wrong."

"I must have misunderstood it."

"But where is the problem? Should I ask my Senior Disciple Brother?"

Ye Ping pondered in his heart.

But soon, he shook his head.

If he asked his Senior Disciple Brother about this too, wouldn't his image in his Senior Disciple Brother's eyes worsen?

Ye Ping rejected his idea, feeling it was better to study it thoroughly himself.

Therefore, Ye Ping held the cultivation method and continued to ponder.

Although the cultivation method wasn't thin, there was no content in the later parts. The focus was on this Sky Gazing God-Demon Diagram.

Ye Ping believed this was a peerless cultivation method. The simpler a method, the more profound its content.

As the saying goes, the Great Dao is simple.

The more complicated and flashy things are, the less reliable they tend to be.

Ye Ping understood this point.

After a full half-hour, Suddenly, Ye Ping slapped his thigh. He had thought of the crucial point.

"Sky Gazing Diagram! The meaning of 'gazing' isn't truly looking at heaven and earth, but using the heart to replace the eyes, to gaze upon the infinite universe."

Ye Ping pondered for a full hour, then suddenly looked at the character 'gaze'.

This character 'gaze' was slightly different from the others; it was a bit larger. Through this detail, Ye Ping finally gained some insight.

"Yes, yes, yes."

"Ordinary people look at the sky and only feel the vastness of heaven and earth. But they don't know that what is called 'heaven' is actually the universe, infinite galaxies, boundless and endless. This is the true heaven."

"When I gaze at heaven and earth, I am also bound. Dao Venerable Moxuan was born even before heaven and earth. The heaven in his eyes is the infinite universe, boundless and endless. The Mahā world is not the heaven in his eyes, but the heaven in his heart."

"Hiss, Senior Disciple Brother, I've got it."

Answers upon answers bloomed in Ye Ping's mind.

At this moment, he was incredibly excited.

"The reason I couldn't achieve enlightenment was because I was stuck in a misconception all along."

"Ye Ping, oh Ye Ping, how could you be so foolish? You almost missed enlightenment."

Ye Ping silently chided himself for his own stupidity.

He hadn't understood the meaning of the words 'gazing at the sky.'

Consider Ye Ping's thoughts; they were entirely correct.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the sky was still vast, but as a transmigrator, Ye Ping knew how truly immense the heavens were.

When he was young, he loved watching space exploration documentaries, and naturally, he understood the scale of this world.

With that realization, Ye Ping took a deep breath.

He placed the Primordial God-Demon Body Refining Art into his embrace, then struck the God-Demon Body Refining posture once more.

But this time, he didn't gaze at the firmament.

Instead, he closed his eyes, transforming his heart into eyes, observing the world within his mind.

Instantly.

A gentle breeze swept past.

In Ye Ping's mind, the macrocosm of the universe unfurled.

Countless galaxies appeared in Ye Ping's mind, immeasurable and immortal.

And at this very moment.

In the sky above, the stars suddenly trembled.

The stars vibrated, emitting an incredibly brilliant light.

The Great Xia Dynasty.

Here, it was magnificent and extravagantly luxurious.

Inside the Heavenly Mystery Hall.

Within an ancient diagram, the stars flickered.

The old man sitting before the ancient diagram instantly opened his eyes, then revealed an expression of disbelief.

"This, this! This is impossible. The stars are shimmering, has an Immortal Saint emerged? How could such an anomaly occur?"

The old man's body trembled.

He was the Hall Master of the Heavenly Mystery Hall of the Great Xia Dynasty, holding immense power, his status second only to the Great Xia Emperor.

Yet at this moment, the old man's body quivered, his eyes filled with dread.

Not only that, but from the east, south, and west, there were three other Heavenly Mystery Halls, and within those halls, powerful beings also revealed expressions of terror.

The cultivation world.

There were peerless experts who enjoyed observing the celestial stars to divine heavenly mysteries. The study of heavenly mysteries was extremely important in the cultivation world, capable of predicting fortune and misfortune, even the fate of a nation or a clan.

Before any major decisions were made by any country or dynasty, they had to invite Heavenly Mystery Practitioners to observe the stars and predict the future of events.

If it was ominous, they would retreat.

If it was auspicious, they would advance.

While not always 100% accurate, it had proven remarkably effective in certain matters.

The fact that the experts from the four Heavenly Mystery Halls were all shaken was enough to prove the gravity of this event.

However, for the majority of cultivators in the world, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

For instance, within the Qingyun Dao Sect.

Su Changyu quietly gazed at the sky alone.

He hadn't perceived any abnormality at all.

If anything, Su Changyu felt that the stars seemed brighter than usual today.

Not far away.

Xu Luochen and Chen Lingrou were watching Su Changyu.

"Senior Disciple Brother, what do you think is up with Senior Disciple Brother lately? Every time it's around this time, he just watches the stars alone. Does he have something on his mind?" Chen Lingrou asked.

"I'm not sure."

Xu Luochen shook his head, not entirely clear.

"Could it be that Little Junior Brother's aptitude is too low and he's too difficult to teach? Is Senior Disciple Brother unhappy?" Chen Lingrou continued.

"It's possible. After all, not everyone can learn the Way of the Sword. Forget it, I'll teach this Little Junior Brother in a few days. Otherwise, who knows what extreme things Senior Disciple Brother might do if this continues."

Xu Luochen said this.

And so, all was peaceful.

Meanwhile, in the back cliffs of Qingyun.

A divine-demon phantom completely materialized within Ye Ping's mind.