Breakthroughs Abound! Five Layers of Dao Intent in the Human Heart Hall

Three years is not a very long time for cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Realm. They might go into seclusion for a while, and three years would have passed by the time they finished.

After the war, the Longevity Sect basically entered a phase of redevelopment in the Eastern Region.

Therefore, these three years have been uneventful. The only significant changes were the architectural style of the rebuilt Longevity Sect and the large area of Marketplace that was expanded at the foot of the mountain.

Chen Dengming had previously left behind a clone to oversee affairs within the sect, where it was assisted by Golden Core Elder such as Guan Chao.

The clone possesses his wisdom and logical thinking, and can share information at any time through mental imprints. Therefore, Chen Dengming is fully aware of every detail of the sect's development.

At the same time, multitasking and recording information about various matters outside of cultivation is not difficult for someone like him who is a spiritual inheritor of the path of Human Immortal Way.

When he and He Yingyu returned to the Longevity Sect, it was just as the sun was rising in the east.

Located at the heart of the Thirteen Peaks of Longevity, Longevity Peak offers panoramic views of the rolling hills, including buildings, floating islands, aerial bridges, and palaces.

Flowing springs and waterfalls dot the landscape, while cranes and auspicious beasts roost in the clouds and mountains.

On some mountain peaks, there are also Spirit Field and trees. Many disciples who are mainly spiritual farmers are casting Method Formula such as insect removal and rainmaking. The raindrops shimmer with colorful spots of light under the sunlight, just like rainbows rising between the Spirit Field.

The Longevity Sect has nearly 40,000 disciples, all of whom live here.

Down the mountain, the Marketplace and Gathering Place for Rogue Cultivator, centered around Chang'an Workshop, are located in the low-lying area at the foot of the Thirteen Peaks of Longevity Mountain.

Tens of thousands of Rogue Cultivators and a few ordinary people lived here, creating a lively and peaceful atmosphere.

Shops selling Spirit Rice, spirit medicine, magical Law Artifact, talismans, rentals, pawnshops, auctions, spirit beasts, restaurants, and more—all kinds of shops line the streets, attracting merchants from all over, making it even more bustling than a major cultivation metropolis.

The Longevity Sect has regained its former glory.

Furthermore, the trade routes jointly developed with the Changqing branch of Evergreen Island, the Evergreen Sect of Tidal Cliff, and the Evergreen Gate of Zhuhai Beach brought together the unique resources of various places, opening up trade routes for mutual exchange.

As a result, Chang'an Workshop is now even better than before, and the Longevity Sect's rate of wealth accumulation is also astonishingly rapid.

Standing atop Longevity Peak, Chen Dengming witnessed such a magnificent sight and felt a surge of satisfaction.

"If the Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother could see the sect's current prosperity, they would surely be overjoyed."

Chen Dengming smiled as he spoke, then turned to Su Yan Yan, who stood beside him with her hands behind her back, "Senior Sister, how is Second Senior Brother doing these days? I haven't bothered Ancestor to ask him in the past three years."

Su Yan Yan removed her veil, revealing a pretty face that could be both happy and angry. She gave Chen Dengming a hesitant look, as if scolding him for not cultivating properly for three years and disappearing without a trace.

But he still said, "The First Ancestor contacted me once through the Heaven's Will, and my Second Senior Brother's soul has now entered into a family."

If he can overcome the stage of the prenatal mystery on his own, he might be able to cultivate back to the Golden Core stage within the next hundred years, and to the Nascent Soul in about three hundred years."

"Adding the three hundred years to the stage of the mystery in the womb, it will probably take at least three hundred and thirty years."

Chen Dengming thought to himself, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

Based on this calculation, even if the Second Senior Brother manages to cultivate to the Nascent Soul within 350 years, his lifespan might only be 500 to 600 years.

This is because their spirit remains unchanged. Even if they are reborn and rebuilt, their Physical Body will be cleansed and rejuvenated through repeated breakthroughs, becoming full of vitality. However, their spirit remains dull and lifeless, and will not change due to the new Physical Body. Their Yin Longevity is limited.

Five or six hundred years later, will my Second Senior Brother be able to cultivate to the Spirit Transformation and extend his lifespan again?

Disaster!

What if it cannot unravel the mysteries of the womb on its own?

"The matter of Second Senior Brother has now been resolved for the best, so you don't need to worry about it anymore. The First Ancestor told me that if you can reach the Nascent Soul Late Stage before the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm opens, he will spend more Heavenly Timing to allow you and me to enter the cultivation stage."

Chen Dengming was surprised, "Is it enough to accumulate Heavenly Timing over sixty or seventy years?"

Su Yan Yan nodded, "Pretty much. The main thing is that they no longer have the advantage of favorable Heavenly Timing, whether it's the First Ancestor or the Senior Brother Second Senior Brother."

The extra shares are for us.

Chen Dengming was shocked. Thinking of the First Ancestor's injuries again, he couldn't help but sigh.

Su Yan Yan, "Let's hurry up and cultivate. When the time comes, we'll enter the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm together. Junior Brother Xing will temporarily take over the sect, with Junior Brother Qiu assisting in management. Within these hundred years, we still need to select a Longevity Seed virtue and talent."

"It seems Sect Master Qiu has already broken through to the Nascent Soul?" Chen Dengming smiled. "Good! The election of the Longevity Seed has indeed been delayed for a long time and is now imminent. Senior Sister, do you have any suitable candidates?"

Su Yan Yan, "Tan Siyan back. He has now reached the Golden Core Mid Stage. Back then, he was slightly inferior to you and Hua Zhenyu, but now he has accumulated a great deal and has a high reputation within the sect."

"Oh?" Chen Dengming laughed. "That's really good news. Tan Siyan is indeed a rare talent, and he's finally back."

Su Yan Yan paused, then shook her head. "Besides that, only He Yingyu, Rao Ling, Hu Yan Shunbin, and a few other fake pills meet the requirements."

"I think the choice for the Longevity Seed will likely have to be between He Yingyu and Tan Siyan."

Chen Dengming nodded slightly, then pondered for a moment and said, "Senior Sister, I won't be involved in the election for the Longevity Seed. You will preside over it as in previous years. Also, I plan to cast my vote for Tan Siyan."

Su Yan Yan frowned, "You don't need to be so discreet. Our Longevity Sect's selection of Dao Child is different from other sects' simple competitions or trials. It's about selecting the virtuous and capable. Whoever has talent and potential, and whoever is more virtuous, can take on important responsibilities."

If He Yingyu is incompetent, she cannot shoulder this heavy responsibility; if she is capable, then it is her duty."

Chen Dengming shook his head and smiled, "Senior sister, I actually thought this through a long time ago. Since I support her in running for office, I've already overcome this psychological hurdle and have a clear conscience."

But back then, Tan Siyan did his best to help me become Dao Child, and I decided then and there that I would support his election in the future. I had already decided to give him my vote.

My wife also supports it. She's a strong woman and wants to prove herself, that she doesn't need my support to have Longevity Seed."

Upon hearing this, Su Yan Yan had no choice but to give up.

The young couple had already discussed it, so what reason did she have to object? She wasn't one of the people in that room.

The two exchanged ideas for a while and quickly determined the start time for the Longevity Seed race election before parting ways.

He Yingyu was close to breaking through to the Golden Core Late Stage, feeling like she was just one step away.

This feeling is what is commonly known as a bottleneck.

However, because he possesses High-grade Spiritual Root, he doesn't feel this bottleneck very strongly. With normal cultivation, he might achieve a breakthrough unexpectedly within the next ten years.

Now that Chen Dengming has some free time, he can help the girl accelerate her cultivation accumulation, since the gap between their realms is quite large.

Now He Yingyu's help to him is much less, but his help to He Yingyu has increased tenfold.

When he leisurely returned to his cave abode, he found that the young lady had been waiting for a long time. Her figure behind the screen was graceful and shapely. She slowly stretched out a slender finger from behind the screen and beckoned lightly.

"Come here! Let me show you the magical Law Treasure I specially crafted."

Chen Dengming felt a bit hot and coughed lightly, "Wait a minute, let me have a sip of water first!"

Soon.

No, after a period of time that was neither fast nor slow.

A powerful surge of Spiritual Qi energy formed a vortex and converged into the room.

The girl's skin was as smooth as jade, her forehead covered with glistening beads of sweat. She barely managed to begin meditating, absorbing the Spiritual Qi tide brought about by the two of them cultivating together.

Chen Dengming sat back-to-back in the Kan position.

He Yingyu sat back-to-back in the empty seat.

Both of them possess superior Water Spirit Root.

During this period of cultivation, the room was filled with shimmering water vapor.

Chen Dengming's 36,000 pores emitted subtle rays of light, Law Power flowed throughout his body along the circulation path of the <Celestial Immortal Technique>.

This surge of Spiritual Qi energy was like a long-awaited, nourishing rain for He Yingyu.

But for him, it was merely a matter of saving six or seven days of arduous training, nothing much.

The improvement in cultivation level wasn't as exciting as the Divergent Method the girl had just taken out.

But as the Longevity Sect Leader and True Lord, he had to be mindful of his appearance and wouldn't act too unrestrained. As a cultivator, one must also be mindful of one's own heart.

For the next two weeks.

The two lived a secluded life, rarely venturing out.

Chen Dengming devoted considerable energy and effort to helping He Yingyu her cultivation.

Although cultivating together with the two of them would certainly benefit him, after a while, he grew tired of it. Even the finest food becomes tiresome if eaten every day.

Fortunately, half a month later...

He Yingyu finally broke through the bottleneck and her Law Power increased.

Moonlight streamed in through the cave abode's skylight, illuminating her entire body with a radiant aura. Her Spiritual Qi Treasure Light glowed, and her long, lustrous hair flowed smoothly to her waist, making her appear like a female bodhisattva seated on a lotus throne. Her serene and dignified demeanor exuded a sacred spirituality, making her seem awe-inspiring and unapproachable.

"Finally, I've broken through! Breaking through bottlenecks is really troublesome for ordinary cultivators."

Chen Dengming stood at the doorway, watching with satisfaction as He Yingyu stabilized her cultivation, then gently closed the door and went into the bedroom.

He Yingyu has made a breakthrough, giving her an even greater advantage in the Longevity Seed competition.

Although he did not vote for He Yingyu, he still helped her a lot as her Husband, giving her many advantages.

He didn't favor anyone in either public or private matters, nor did he owe the girl anything; he had already taken a good balance.

At this moment, in his perception, the Incense Clone was also nearing the edge of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

It's possible that in the next few years, the Incense Clone will break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

At that time, his combat power will also increase significantly.

The Incense Clone's combat power on land and in the air is certainly no match for his.

However, if it is in water, its combat power will be astonishing; the more water there is, the stronger the Incense Clone will be.

Even if they were in the ocean, Chen Dengming wasn't confident he could defeat the Incense Clone.

The two Heart of the Ocean are like two powerful magical artifacts in the ocean, invincible in their power.

"Everyone is accumulating strength for a breakthrough, so I also need to seize the time to cultivate. Su Shijie will be in charge of the Longevity Seed selection, so I don't need to worry too much."

Chen Dengming pondered for a moment before entering his bedroom.

The Little Array Spirit is currently cultivating inside the house, nurturing its soul.

Since Xu Wei's true spirit helped it recover a part of its soul, the Little Array Spirit no longer stutters when it speaks, and seems to have regained many memories. Lately, it often falls into a daze, as if it is digesting the recovered memories.

Chen Dengming was calculating that there were still several things he needed to handle during his cultivation, which would last at least sixty or seventy years.

The Seven Souls of the Little Array Spirit is one of the events.

Now, the Fierce Ghost Zhu Xun has established himself firmly in the Below the Yin Spring. Not only has he taken over the territory of the Undercurrent Old Ghost, but his cultivation has also advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, making him a new Ghost King.

During this period, another Ghost King, Mohe, who had previously defeated the Undercurrent Old Ghost, also attacked Zhu Xun, the newly promoted Ghost King.

However, Zhu Xun twice with the Soul-Reaping Bow Staff, severely injuring him, and he fled in panic.

From then on, Zhu Xun's reputation as the newly crowned Ghost King became even more renowned. All the cultivators in the Ghost Realm knew that he possessed two Ghost King Soul Arrows, which were incredibly powerful, and thus they all called him the "Soul-Seizing Ghost King."

Old Zhu established his territory and set up his banner Below the Yin Spring, which greatly aided in the search for the Seven Souls soul of the Little Array Spirit.

At a command, numerous little ghosts and demons roamed the night, searching everywhere, and eventually they were able to find information about the Seven Souls soul of the Little Array Spirit.

"Besides the Longevity Seed election and the matter of the Seven Souls Little Array Spirit, I also need to go with my senior sister to prepare to awaken my Second Senior Brother more than twenty years later. Other than that, there's nothing else to do."

Chen Dengming pondered for a moment, then stepped into the room and began to calm his mind, first guarding his heart and then letting go of his mind, gradually allowing his mind to enter the Human Heart Hall.

Having observed the peach blossoms for three years, I have finally let go of the heavy burden and have no more doubts.

His Spiritual Realm has made further breakthroughs, and the inheritance of the immortals within the Human Heart Hall may have loosened, allowing him to continue receiving the power of inheritance.

Originally, he was not confident that he could break through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage within the next sixty or seventy years.

However, if one can continue to receive the inheritance of the Human Immortal, one may save ten or twenty years of hard work and have a good chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage within sixty or seventy years.

Soon, within the Human Heart Hall, the candlelight of the soul flickered.

Chen Dengming sat in the center of the hall, opening his heart, with rays of light emanating from the Dao Stone above his head.

The Human Immortal Way Power Immortal Qi auspicious clouds, drifted down and quickly seeped into Chen Dengming's body.

Sure enough, after the Spiritual Realm was elevated, the inheritance of the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage could continue.

Chen Dengming rapidly absorbed streams of Immortal Qi, converting them into his own Law Power.

However, at that moment, the silver runes that were falling from the top of the Human Heart Hall suddenly burst into light, swirling around his head and gradually piecing together patterns.

The first image depicts a circle containing a figure sitting cross-legged in meditation, with the four Daoist characters "[Unity of Heaven and Man]" displayed beside it.

The second image also presents a circle, within which numerous intricate characters appear. The figure that was originally seated has risen abruptly, hands raised high, feet firmly planted on the ground, with a resolute expression. Beside it, the Daoist inscription displays four characters: [Standing Tall to the Sky and Firm on the Ground].

In the third image, the figure roars with its head raised within the circle, its hand reaching out towards the circle as if to tear it apart, while the Daoist inscription beside it displays the four characters: "Man Conquers Heaven."

In the fourth image, the figure has been magnified more than ten times, its arms are several times thicker, tearing through the circle, revealing its madness. Beside it, the Daoist script displays four characters: [Ancient Human Immortal Physique].

"This is... the Dao Intent? The first level is the Unity of Heaven and Man; the second level is standing tall between heaven and earth; the third level Man Conquers Heaven; the fourth level is the Ancient Human Immortal Physique; the fifth level is..."

Chen Dengming witnessed these scenes and was deeply shaken.

Soon, one could see that many Daoist characters were still condensing, seemingly trying to construct a fifth pattern.

In the fifth image, the giant falls, his fur falls off, his bones fall to the ground, his Essence Blood splatter, and his entire body transforms into countless tiny people who are born with cries.

On one side of this pattern, a line of Daoist script appeared, but it was obscure and difficult to understand. Chen Dengming had never encountered Daoist script before and did not know what Dao Intent it represented.