The Secret of Dao Integration! The Heavenly River Left Behind in the Human World by the Divine Heavenly Court

"To unite with the Dao is not an easy thing. The so-called uniting with the Dao means to comprehend the Dao perfectly, condense it into true Dao power, and then combine this Dao power with Essence, Qi, and Spirit, energy and spirit within the body to condense a Dao domain."

Then, integrate this Dao Domain into some Mustard Seed Realm, until you have initially gained control of the Mustard Seed Realm, and the Dao Domain changes the Mustard Seed Realm. Only then can you be considered to have successfully merged with the Dao.

In response to Chen Dengming's question, Qu Shenzong answered in his mind, explaining in detail, "I did indeed find the method of merging with the Dao through Qing Mingzi's Dao Intent, but it cannot be done within this world. I must leave this world and find the Mustard Seed Realm where Qing Mingzi once merged with the Dao to achieve it."

Chen Dengming was taken aback. "Leave this world? Senior Qu, do you intend to go beyond this realm?"

That's too dangerous. Besides, you know that Qing Mingzi alarmed an Outer Dao before his death. If you go to the beyond the realm, wouldn't you be walking into a trap?"

Qu Shenzong, "You don't understand. You have to go out, even if you know there's danger. Just like the Outer Realm Devil Venerable, who was living comfortably outside but still had to return to the Inner Domain."

Chen Dengming frowned, "Why must we go out? If it's the Mustard Seed Realm, our own world isn't without its own. My hometown, Nanxun, is also a Mustard Seed Realm. If you choose to merge with the Dao in my hometown, Nanxun, it would be a good thing for Nanxun!"

Qu Shenzong smiled bitterly, "How could I not want to? It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't."

Nanxun is Mustard Seed Realm that arose from the Human World where High Antiquity immortals once attained enlightenment. How can I, a cultivator of the celestial immortal path, presume to lay my hands on the High Antiquity immortals?

Only you and Dongfang Huayuan can do it."

"What about the Ghost Realm and the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm? Or the Thirty-Six Grotto -Cave Heaven and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands left behind by the Earth Immortals?"

"Even the Qing Mingzi won't work. Qingmingzi has already tried, but the chances of success are slim. The resistance from those Non-Self path is too strong."

The thirty-six Cave Heaven and seventy-two blessed lands of the Earthly Immortals are Non-Self Dao, and are even more scattered and incomplete. Even if an Earthly Immortal inheritor is fortunate enough to attain the Dao, their future achievements will be limited, and their Great Dao will be incomplete.

The Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm was my best choice, but like your ancestor, I angered the Heavenly Dao with my mad Heavenly Dao Blood, making it difficult for me to reconcile with Heavenly Dao in the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm. Let's leave each other a way out so we can meet again in the future."

By the end, Qu Shenzong's tone was filled with sighs and desolation.

Chen Dengming said, "Then let's not rush to achieve Dao integration. There will always be a way in the future."

"What about the Eternal Great Tribulation? How can our world survive it?"

Qu Shenzong said solemnly.

"The Outer Realm Devil Venerable did not hesitate to invade, attempting to merge with other fragmented souls, unify heaven and earth, and become Dao Venerable, all for the purpose of transcending tribulation."

This means that the only way to survive the Eternal Great Tribulation is to become Dao Venerable.

"But in our realm, we haven't even produced a single Dao Integration cultivator yet. We've fallen far behind, but we can't give up. We don't have much time left."

Chen Dengming fell silent for a moment.

Qu Shenzong continued, "Moreover, resources in this area are already severely insufficient."

I am very pleased that you have found a unique path to cultivate by transforming resources in the Ghost Realm.

But the resources needed to achieve the Dao are so limited that I estimate this world can only supply one person, and I think that person is you. Right now, you are the most suitable one.

Besides you, there's Dongfang Huayuan, but by the time it's his turn, the two of you won't have enough resources.

I want to try to persuade him, and I will go to the outer realms to obtain resources and plunder Qing Mingzi's Dao. This is the best choice, and also the best way to console the many cultivators who died tragically in my four realms in the past!"

Qu Shenzong spoke with great passion and fervor, but Chen Dengming felt a sense of desolation and sorrow, like the mournful cry of a hero departing for his homeland.

For a legendary cultivator who was born and raised in the Four Inner Domain and cultivated all the way to the peak of the Spirit Transformation Immortal Celestial Lineage, the most painful thing must be the inability to merge with the Dao in the world he loves and protects.

But in order to protect them, and for a better reunion, they had no choice but to leave their hometowns to seek that sliver of opportunity.

But before the Great Dao, in the struggle for immortality, how many can truly be so generous and righteous?

Qu Shenzong wants to persuade Dongfang Huayuan, but will Dongfang Huayuan agree?

They will most likely not agree, because what lies before them is the Great Way.

"It's best not to mention the Dongfang, senior."

In the end, Chen Dengming advised, "Some things are better left unsaid. If there are real conflicts, there will be ways to resolve them when they develop to that point."

Bringing it up now will only bring the conflict to the forefront and exacerbate it further.

He understood Dongfang Huayuan, and it was precisely because of this understanding that he dared to say those words at this moment.

Because they are all proud people, and proud people don't do shameful things.

They have their own ways of resolving many conflicts, just like the tacit understanding they once maintained in the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage and the Hall of Inheritance.

With Chen Dengming's suggestion, Qu Shenzong did not insist on his own opinion and agreed.

After exchanging words for a while, Chen Dengming inquired about the location of Lan Ke Mountain and then returned to his sect.

He returned to the Longevity Sect after nearly eighty years.

The sect remains the same, without much change. The newcomers have become veterans, and the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators has increased by more than two hundred in the past eighty years. The number of False Core Cultivator cultivators has grown to more than thirty, and three more Golden Core Cultivator have been newly promoted. However, not a single Nascent Soul Cultivator has emerged.

When Chen Dengming returned, the sect was holding a new election for the Longevity Dao Child.

Of the three newly promoted Golden Core Cultivator, apart from the elderly Rao Ling, the other two are strong contenders.

Among the False Core Cultivator, six people made it onto the candidate list, one of whom had a very familiar name: Chen Feilin.

"Feilin, that child, has already reached the false core stage."

Chen Dengming smiled when he saw the name of his grandson, Chen Feilin.

He Yingyu, who personally presented the list to Chen Dengming, smiled helplessly and said, "Feilin has a strong sense of self-respect. Although he is highly regarded by the disciples and stewards of the sect in the East Sea and has been included in the candidate list, he is unwilling to participate in the election."

You should know that he achieved second place in the first round of voting, and he still has many disciples who support him. But he probably thinks it's all thanks to you, the ancestor, and me, the sect leader."

"Never mind. Let the child be."

Chen Dengming smiled and shook his head, then reached out and pulled He Yingyu's delicate body into his arms, sighing, "That Feilin boy, Pei Yi, is over eighty years old this year. How is his cultivation now?"

Chen Feilin is over 140 years old this year.

A 140-year-old False Core Cultivator's aptitude is not considered top-notch, nor does his lifespan potential meet the standards for the best. Even if he makes it into the candidate pool, he will ultimately find it difficult to pass other stages and be selected as Dao Child.

Chen Dengming was able to become Dao Child thanks in large part to his own life-extending panel.

"Pei Yi also entered the Foundation Establishment ten years ago, his cultivation speed is about the same as Feilin's." He Yingyu smiled, "However, Pei Yi quite prolific, having had thirteen children, including a son and a daughter, Chen Yue and Chen Jia'er, both of whom have High-grade Spiritual Roots."

"That's not bad. My Old Chen has produced some geniuses among its descendants."

Chen Dengming laughed heartily, looked down at the girl in his arms, and gently kissed He Yingyu's smooth forehead. "These years I've been busy with cultivation, and Su Shijie has also been in seclusion. The sect has really benefited from you."

Overwhelmed with emotion, He Yingyu felt half of her body go limp and weak as she leaned into his arms. "When Martial Aunt Su came out of seclusion last time, she said that she was only one step away from breaking through to the Spirit Transformation. If she comes out of seclusion again, she will definitely succeed. If she can't, I think you can help her."

"I?"

Chen Dengming was taken aback. "How can I help her? You want me to transfer Qing Mingzi's primordial Primordial Spirit Power to her? What she lacks is not the accumulation of Primordial Spirit, but that final, ultimate sublimation of Essence, Qi, and Spirit."

By the end of his conversation, Chen Dengming had already discerned the answer from He Yingyu's restless, delicate hands and blushing cheeks.

"You"

He Yingyu gazed intently at Chen Dengming, their eyes locked, and said sincerely, "Husband, you are a master of the mind. Even if Martial Aunt Su tries to hide it, you can't possibly not see through her intentions, just like how Sister Xu Wei once tried to matchmake you and me."

Now, I'm also willing to bring you and Martial Aunt Su together; you can help her with that final step to her advancement."

"You little devil, I'll help you ascend to a higher level today!"

Chen Dengming snorted angrily, slapped He Yingyu's fragrant shoulder, and her tight red dress immediately opened, revealing her bodice.

"It seems you're not quite ready, my Husband. I'll help you get through this today."

He Yingyu smiled brightly, twisted her waist, letting her red dress fly away, but the bright red sash wrapped around her waist suddenly stretched into the room like a serpent, her figure following closely behind.

Afterwards.

He Yingyu lay languidly on the bed, her body radiating a precious Treasure Light. Her nascent Nascent Soul had also benefited greatly, her aura becoming pure and vigorous, and her cultivation level improving significantly, bringing her one step closer to breaking through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

Chen Dengming cast a Cleansing Technique with a hand seal, then walked out of the bedroom and snapped his fingers. The Giant Deer Mage Robe flew to him and he put it on.

He slapped away the giant deer's head, which was trying to peek inside, and laughed.

"Young lady, your Yin-Yang complementarity Cultivation Method is becoming increasingly profound. It seems there is still hope for you to reach the Nascent Spirit Transformation in the future. That's excellent."

He Yingyu got up and lay face down, propping her delicate chin up with her hands, crossing her legs, and pretending to be a submissive wife, saying, "Isn't this all to serve my Husband well and keep up with your pace?"

"If we're talking about skill, I think you, my Husband, are far more capable."

As she spoke, her expression was suspicious, "Could it be that you've been studying the art of yin and yang balance among Ghost Bride in the underworld all these years? I feel like you know it even better than I do now?"

Chen Dengming looked astonished.

He Yingyu said pitifully, "Husband, please don't be foolish and go around flirting with wildflowers. One Ling'er is enough for you to keep in your Soul House. Those Ghost Bride are all filthy. Even if they have some leisure time, they'd play with people, not ghosts."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chen Dengming scolded him irritably, feeling both amused and exasperated.

He wasn't exactly a player; he merely coordinated some life and death energy with He Yingyu while she was practicing her cultivation.

After all, the life force is essentially a state of mutual complementation between yin and yang.

Life and death, yin and yang, though different paths lead to the same destination. This explains the surprisingly good effect of their reunion after more than eighty years.

He Yingyu seemed to have received a significant amount of diluted Qing Mingzi Primordial Spirit power, and her overall Essence, Qi, and Spirit became much stronger. Moreover, this process of becoming stronger was gradual, and she would continue to change slowly in the future.

After explaining things to He Yingyu, Chen Dengming did not linger in the sect any longer. After finishing, he felt not only refreshed but also more masculine.

He was quite at ease entrusting the sect to He Yingyu's management, and he didn't need to worry about it too much. What he needed to worry about more was how to deal with and resolve the Eternal Great Tribulation.

Chen Dengming took a step forward, and his figure vanished in a burst of five-colored spiritual light.

When they reappeared, they were on a vast, boundless, azure seashore.

Gusts of sea breeze whipped up wave after wave of waves that crashed against the rocks with a deafening roar, spraying out white foam.

Some crabs scurried through the crevices of the rocks, and barnacles and oysters covered the reefs.

"Hmm? I couldn't directly enter that area; I ended up here on the beach."

Chen Dengming looked strange as he landed on a huge reef. He looked down at his feet and saw a starfish wriggling in the clear seawater, spitting out bluish-white mucus.

He looked at the distant sea again, his mind still able to feel the mental connection that Qu Shenzong had established with him, the coordinates pointing directly to the depths of the distant sea.

Just now, he used the Qi Escape Technique to teleport away along that connection, but he felt a powerful force resisting him, making it increasingly difficult for him to get close. He had no choice but to interrupt the Technique Method and reveal his true form.

At this moment, he used his Eye of the Heavens to take a closer look and immediately saw the direction indicated by the telepathic connection in the distance.

There, raging tides converged on the sea surface, forming a massive whirlpool, resembling a giant sea eye, filled with a chilling terror and unfathomable mystery.

A large amount of Spiritual Qi was even attracted and gathered here, forming wisps of mist with the water vapor, creating a spectacular sight.

Many spiritual lights floated outside the misty rope, and some floating islands were built around the huge sea eye, clearly indicating that many cultivators lived there.

"So this is it... the legendary Northern Spirit Sea Abyss, a place in the Northern Spirit Sea where opportunity and danger coexist."

A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Dengming's eyes. He hadn't expected that his mental connection with Qu Shenzong would point to this legendary area.

How could Lan Ke Mountain exist in this deep sea abyss?

Legend has it that the Northern Spirit Sea Abyss was born after the collapse of the ancient Northern Spirit Sea Palace. Deep within the abyss lie many of the Northern Spirit Sea Palace's former treasures, Cultivation Method, wealth, and even a complete lineage of Immortal Way.

But rumors are just rumors, and whether they are true or not remains unknown.

Many years ago, when the Incense Clone needed top-level Daoist techniques from the Immortal Way lineage, Chen Dengming also considered using the Northern Spirit Sea Abyss.

However, before his trip to the Ghost Realm, he reached some agreements and tacit understandings with Mingguang Shangren and Yongxin Sword Lord.

The two also provided some of the top-tier Immortal Way needed for his Incense Clone, thus resolving his needs. Chen Dengming then stopped paying attention to the Northern Spirit Sea Abyss.

Unexpectedly, after many twists and turns, I have come to this mysterious abyss by fortuitous opportunity.

Just then, Chen Dengming sensed Qu Shenzong's consciousness Divine Sense, as the other party was using the Heaven's Will to make contact with him.

"Nephew Disciple Chen, I just sensed a fluctuation of Immortal Celestial Dao Power. It seems you have arrived."

How about that? Surprised? The Lan Ke Mountain that your ancestor discovered back then is actually located within the Northern Spirit Sea Abyss.

Years ago, I searched high and low, originally only intending to find some High Antiquity Immortal Way treasures in the abyss, but I unexpectedly discovered Lan Ke Mountain here. Come on in!

Chen Dengming found it amusing and transmitted his voice, "Senior Qu, you were so mysterious before, without even reminding me. I could have guessed that the immortal mountain would be at sea, but I really didn't expect that it would actually be deep in the sea."

"There's nothing strange about that. You should know that before it was called Haiyuan, Northern Spirit Sea Abyss was the famous Heavenly River in the High Antiquity Immortal Way' Divine Heavenly Court."

After the collapse and shattering of the Divine Heavenly Court, the Heavenly River fell to Earth, landing in the Northern Spirit Sea and creating a deep abyss. Within this abyss, a small space called a mustard seed of Mount Sumeru was formed. The ancient Northern Spirit Sea Palace flourished for a time because it obtained some of the Divine Weapon, treasures, and inheritances of the ancient Immortal Way.

The Northern Spirit Sea is named so because the existence of the Heavenly River attracts spiritual Spiritual Qi from all directions, making its Spiritual Qi concentration surpass that of the other three seas.

I suspect that Lan Ke Mountain may have been connected to the Immortal Way in the past, and was later drawn into the abyss of the sea...

After listening to Qu Shenzong's detailed account of High Antiquity secrets and his reasoned analysis, Chen Dengming suddenly understood and came to believe the other party's analysis.

At the same time, he also understood why he couldn't directly enter the abyss; it was most likely because he was blocked by the Power of the Non-Self Dao of the Immortal Way.

Although the Northern Spirit Sea Abyss can only be considered a tiny space transformed from the Heavenly River of the Immortal Way, and does not possess the complete power of the Immortal Way, it still has a certain repulsive force, just like the Southern Seek.

However, since Qu Shenzong has already entered, the repulsion within must not be too dangerous or extreme, unlike Nanxun, which once had Human God Hall guarding it, with an astonishingly strong repulsion force, so much so that even Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord dared not enter.

"The depths of the abyss might be suitable for my Incense Clone to explore in the future. Perhaps it will offer a fortuitous opportunity from the High Antiquity Immortal Way, accelerating my chances of breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Incense Clone..."

Chen Dengming pondered this in his heart.

After receiving the Daoist teachings from Mingguang Shangren and Yongxin Sword Lord, the Incense Clone has now broken through to the Nascent Soul Perfection Strength Realm after eighty years.

However, taking the next step and entering the Spirit Transformation is not so simple.

He leaped into the air and sped rapidly toward the Northern Spirit Sea Abyss.

After a hundred breaths, many sea cultivators who were cultivating near the Northern Spirit Sea Abyss felt a deafening roar coming from afar.

Before they could even see clearly, an astonishing white wave tore through the clouds on the horizon and descended rapidly, carving a vast expanse of white waves through the sea before crashing into the abyss that emanated an astonishing aura of Spiritual Qi.

Boom--

Only after the person disappeared did a terrifying and powerful spiritual force slowly spread out.

Many cultivators flying over the sea turned pale, their hearts pounded with fear, and they nearly fell from the sky, feeling utterly powerless and utterly horrified.

"Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord!!"

On several floating islands, several Nascent Soul Cultivators from different forces, who were stationed there, were all startled awake from their cultivation. They flew out of their cultivation residences in shock and looked toward the direction of the Sea Abyss, filled with doubt and uncertainty.

"Who is this senior who has arrived?"

"This aura doesn't resemble any of our Your Majesty seniors from the Four Seas... it does somewhat resemble... him..."

One of the Nascent Soul True Lord looked on with a mixture of realization and wistful emotion, "It's him, Heavenly Human Dao Lord!"

"So it's Senior Chen, the Heavenly Human Dao Lord!?"

"This person has not appeared in public for almost a century; I never expected him to visit so suddenly."

The other two Nascent Soul also suddenly realized something. Then, one of them thought of something and looked at the black-clad Nascent Soul Cultivator with a sword on his back who recognized Chen Dengming's identity. "Brother Mi, speaking of which, you must have fought with this Senior Chen back then, right?"

The black-clad, sword-wielding Nascent Soul Cultivator's expression stiffened. He cursed inwardly for bringing up such a sensitive topic, and stroked his beard to hide his embarrassment, saying with a smile, "That was all back when we were in the Nascent Soul Realm. It was just a friendly spar. Senior Chen was quite formidable back then, easily defeating me."

This Nascent Soul Cultivator in black with a sword on his back was none other than Mi Changzai, the Crimson Lotus True Lord of the Red Lotus Sword Sect. He coughed and changed the subject, saying, "Later, I also fought alongside Senior Chen many times, but unfortunately, my aptitude is dull, and I didn't learn much from Senior Chen."

"Oh, Brother Mi, you're too modest. After all, you're now Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator."

"Indeed, Brother Mi is quite remarkable. We should be the ones learning from you."

Upon hearing these past events, the two Nascent Soul True Lords were filled with reverence and bowed politely with smiles.

Mi Changzai defuse the awkward situation, glancing towards Haiyuan with a hint of confusion in his eyes, as if deep in thought.

"A while ago, the aura of a senior figure seemed to pass by. Could it be that something has changed in Haiyuan?"

He was quite worried, fearing that the excellent cultivation environment in Haiyuan would be destroyed, and that even the minor actions of the Nascent Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord would cause a great stir in the Cultivation World.

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