The Mustard Seed Realm Behind the Human God Hall! Southern Expedition Dao Masters, All Achieving Dao Integration

As it turns out, crowdfunding is indeed the right path.

The numerous resources contributed by the many Spirit Transmutation Dao Lords and even the Immortal Sect Dao Gate, although not their most prized possessions, were still genuinely valuable items.

For example, resources and treasures that can be quickly absorbed and increase cultivation, such as Third-Rank Spirit Vein, Immortal Spiritual Energy, fifth-order spiritual pills, and Peerless Spirit Crystal, were successively sent to the Longevity Sect.

Using these numerous resources, Chen Dengming was indeed able to rapidly increase his Law Power in a short period of time.

If combined with the abundant ghostly energy resources of the Ghost Realm, accelerating the breakthrough to the Dao Integration Realm would no longer be a pipe dream.

Six months later, Chen Dengming gathered a lot of resources from the sect and went into seclusion to cultivate again.

In the southern Hengduan Mountains, a majestic and oppressive aura gradually spread from the depths of the mountains in all directions.

The entire Southern Seeking World began to tremble slightly.

A magnificent hall appeared in the sky, radiating brilliant and colorful light and casting down rich spiritual energy.

In an instant, the Spiritual Qi of Nanxun Heaven and Earth, which had been scarce and barren for a long time, began to recover Spiritual Qi near the Hengduan Mountains.

This revival of Spiritual Qi immediately caused earth-shattering changes throughout the entire Nanxun Kingdom.

Deep in the Hengduan Mountains.

Dongfang Huayuan's burly and imposing body slowly levitated, his muscles layered upon each other, his entire body enveloped in dazzling Silver Light.

The Human Strength Hall and the Human God Hall surrounded his head, spreading waves of Human Immortal Way Power.

The Dao Domain has been established, and now he can sense every inch of land in Nanxun, every tree, flower, river, and mountain.

Even this entire world is filled with his will; he has become the Dao of this world. Any outsider who intrudes will be repelled by his Divine Sense will. This place is now his Dao domain.

Dongfang Huayuan's figure flashed through the air, and in the next instant, he arrived at a mountain valley on the other side of the Hengduan Mountains.

Here, he could sense the interface extending outward from the Southern Heaven and Earth, connecting with the Human World.

Looking around, you see a canyon.

The clear river water flows slowly through the canyon. Looking into the distance, one can see the river shimmering and flowing into the depths of the misty canyon, penetrating underground to form an underground river.

Within that underground river, there was an entrance leading directly to the Human World, blocked by a large veil of light. Wisps of Spiritual Qi were flowing in from the Human World, permitted by his will.

Years later, Spirit Vein will emerge from this underground river.

More Spiritual Qi will flow through the interconnected underground rivers, carrying it southwards to seek the heavens and earth in all directions, thus giving birth to more Spirit Vein.

This is the second entrance discovered by Dongfang Huayuan that connects Nanxun with the outside Human World, and the adjacent Human World realm is the Western Regions.

If we also consider the entrance that borders the snow-capped peaks of the Minglong Mountains in Jingxiu Workshop, then Nanxun has two entrances to the Human World.

At this moment, Dongfang Huayuan's Dao power and the Dao domain that merged with Nanxun could slowly extend and expand into the Human World through these two entrances, gradually refining the Human World until Human World was also transformed into his Dao domain.

But that will definitely be a very long process.

It requires a great deal of Dao power, and can only be accomplished gradually as his cultivation level increases, rather than being achieved overnight.

This is the drawback of initial selection.

If Dongfang Huayuan had first imprinted his condensed Dao Domain into the Human World and laid the foundation for his Dao in the Human World, then the speed at which he could refine the Human World into a Dao Domain would naturally have greatly increased.

However, with the Eternal Great Tribulation approaching, once one chooses to establish the foundation of their Dao realm in the Human World, the tribulations they will have to endure in the future will be even more terrifying.

Moreover, the time required to lay the foundation for the Dao is definitely much longer than that required to lay the foundation for the Dao in the Southern Region.

"Eternal Great Tribulation is imminent. I must first refine the Human World with my Dao power, only then can I move forward and retreat with ease!"

Dongfang Huayuan in mid-air, arms crossed, looking down at the underground river below, his eyes gleaming with Silver Light.

A surge of powerful energy instantly began to emanate from the land of Nanxun, penetrating deep into the rivers from the earth, seeping through a thin layer of light, and invading the Human World.

Only after refining a portion of the Human World will he have the ability to forcibly close this entrance and exit connecting to the Human World, or to open other entrances and exits connecting to the Human World.

After opening up multiple entrances and exits between Nanxun and the Human World, more Spiritual Qi will be introduced, gradually transforming it into Cultivation World.

But now that Eternal Great Tribulation is approaching, the deeper Nanxun's connection with the Human World, the greater the calamity he will suffer in the future. The degree of this calamity must be controlled by Dongfang Huayuan himself.

With a thought, he sent a message to Chen Dengming Divine Ability the Human God Hall.

"Young Chen, I've successfully achieved Dao Integration, it didn't take too much time, did it? Now, I can help Old Qu find a suitable Mustard Seed Realm in the New Realm to lay the foundation for his Dao."

In the Ginkgo Tree Mustard Seed Realm of the Longevity Sect, the former site of the Daoist lineage, Chen Dengming was rapidly absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi to cultivate when suddenly the phantom of the Human God Hall appeared in his Sea of Consciousness, accompanied by the hearty laughter of Dongfang Huayuan.

He smiled knowingly. "I already knew you had broken through, but I didn't want to disturb you since you were still laying the foundation for your Dao."

Now that you have successfully laid the foundation, that's good.

As for helping Senior Qu find a suitable Mustard Seed Realm in the New Realm, you should discuss that first. If you're going to do it, then do it as soon as possible."

"Good!"

Dongfang Huayuan paused, then said, "Actually, I may have already made some discoveries about the Mustard Seed Realm, but I'm not sure if my guess is accurate. I need your help to confirm this."

If we could confirm it, perhaps we wouldn't need to search like a needle in a haystack in the New Realm.

"Oh?"

Chen Dengming was surprised, "What do you want me to confirm?"

Dongfang Huayuan, "Do you still remember the great curtain connecting the Human God Hall? It was through this curtain that Qing Mingzi once tried to fish for the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage."

A sudden thought flashed through Chen Dengming's mind, and he instantly recalled the vast curtain he had seen when he entered the Human God Hall many times in the past.

"Are you guessing that the curtain behind the Human God Hall might connect to a Mustard Seed Realm that borders the New Realm?"

"Good!"

Dongfang Huayuan, "When our strength reaches this level, we gradually realize that if the Great Curtain is directly connected to the New Realm, even with Qing Mingzi's Dao Integration strength, it is impossible for him to so easily penetrate the power, let alone when he fought me back then."

However, if it is a Mustard Seed Realm connecting the New Realm and the Ancient Realm, or a weak node of the Great Curtain, it may cause the Great Curtain barrier to be not so solid and thick, which can explain why Qing Mingzi's power was able to penetrate in back then.

But this is just my speculation. Whether the entire behind-the-scenes world is a single, Mustard Seed Realm, or merely a weak node within the larger curtain remains unknown.

"In that case, it's certainly worth a try."

Chen Dengming nodded slightly.

Dongfang Huayuan's words are not without merit.

If the curtain directly connects to the New Realm, it wouldn't be so fragile.

Just like the entrance to the gate connecting Nanxun to the Human World, it is so open that almost anyone can enter and exit normally, making it difficult to isolate.

The reason is that the curtain that Nanxun, this Mustard Seed Realm, can form is very fragile.

Secondly, Nanxun is completely connected to the Human World, and was originally conceived from the Human World.

The curtains formed by the Mustard Seed Realm are relatively fragile and are definitely not as sturdy as the curtains of the New Realm.

Therefore, it's not impossible that Dongfang Huayuan speculates that the Human God Hall might be connected to a Mustard Seed Realm.

However, it's possible that the connection behind the Human God Hall is to a weak node in the New Realm, rather than the Mustard Seed Realm.

It's just like how the Outer Realm Devil Venerable the realm tore through a weak point in the curtain, bypassed the Outer Heaven, and directly invaded the Ancient Realm.

If it were such a pivotal moment, the other side might not necessarily be the Mustard Seed Realm.

It might just become a Cultivation Star in the New Realm, full of unknowns.

"You should have already located the former site of the Human God Hall. Since there's a possibility of discovering the Mustard Seed Realm, let's contact Senior Qu and go give it a try together."

Finally, Chen Dengming gave his response.

After communicating with Dongfang Huayuan, he looked at the several Third-Rank Spirit Vein that had been drained and the dozen or so Peerless Spirit Crystal piled up like small hills in front of him, and felt a strange sense of absurdity, as if one general's success was built on the bones of ten thousand.

He hasn't even broken through to the Dao Integration stage yet, and he's already already lost several Third-Rank Spirit Vein and more than a dozen Peerless Spirit Crystal.

The consumption of these resources is enough to support three major forces at the Nascent Soul level and to cultivate tens of thousands of cultivators.

But now, these resources have been completely depleted after he has cultivated for only half a year.

Fortunately, these resources were contributed through crowdfunding by more than a dozen top sects at the Spirit Transformation stage.

Since it can be offered up, it must be something that won't shake the foundation.

After being distributed in this way, it will not affect the imbalance of Spiritual Qi resources in a region.

Otherwise, if the Longevity Sect were to bear so many Cultivation Resources on its own, the Longevity Sect's Spirit Vein foundation might be cut in half after Chen Dengming's cultivation this time.

Chen Dengming checked his cultivation progress on his own panel.

"<The Heavenly Human Dao Art> (Complete 32191/36000)."

The Spirit Vein, Peerless Spirit Crystal Immortal Spiritual Energy contributed by more than a dozen top sects only increased his proficiency in the self-created <Heavenly Human Dao Art> by nearly three thousand points.

There's still a long way to go before reaching the pinnacle of the Spirit Transformation stage.

However, most of the resources accumulated through this crowdfunding campaign have been used up, with only a few treasures still having some use, such as the fifth-tier spiritual pill Creation Qi-replenishing pill.

"In just six months, my Daoist proficiency has increased by nearly three thousand points. This has saved me half a Jiazi hard work and shortened the time it takes to break through to the next level."

Chen Dengming exhaled, stood up, and with a flick of his sleeve, the numerous Spirit Vein and remnants of spiritual crystals all turned to ashes and vanished.

With over 10% of his cultivation progress remaining, he will enter the Ghost Realm and complete his cultivation by rapidly consuming ghost energy.

If all goes well, he should be able to reach the peak of the Spirit Transformation within half Jiazi, and then prepare to break through to the Dao Integration stage.

However, before that, we may need to test the waters for the Qu Shenzong Sect once more to see if the Mustard Seed Realm truly lies behind the curtain of the Human God Hall.

Soon, Dongfang Huayuan completed the exchange and communication with Qu Shenzong.

Both of them agreed to first probe the situation behind the curtain of the Human God Hall before deciding whether to enter the New Realm to search for the Mustard Seed Realm.

"Nephew Disciple Chen, I'll have to trouble you again this time. I hope that behind this grand curtain lies a truly unclaimed Mustard Seed Realm."

"Looking south, "Qu Shenzong said to Chen Dengming with a smile.

Now that Dongfang Huayuan has become the master of the Southern Path, he can naturally control the degree of suppression that his own Dao domain exerts on those who Non-Self Dao.

Therefore, after Qu Shenzong entered Nanxun, he was able to talk and laugh freely.

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Huayuan said, "Old Qu, we are both Dao-Merging cultivators. Although you haven't laid your Dao foundation yet, your Dao power is abundant enough. When the curtain is torn open, we can both help Chen boy, and he won't have to struggle so much."

Qu Shenzong nodded and laughed, "What you said is also correct. Now that you have also reached the Dao Integration stage, we in the Ancient Realm can be considered to have a half- Dao Integration Great Power. Our level has instantly risen."

"With the combined strength of the three of us, even the curtain of the New Realm might not be unshakeable."

Chen Dengming shook his head and laughed, "If it's just the Mustard Seed Realm, or a weak point in the New Realm's curtain, the pressure to tear open that curtain might not be as great as last time. If it were as terrifying as last time, I might not be willing to do it again."

Upon hearing this, both of them burst into laughter, and the atmosphere gradually became more relaxed.

Led by Dongfang Huayuan, the group quickly flew to the location where the former Human God Hall once stood.

This was in the air, with a towering peak thousands of feet high below.

Vast clouds and mist rose from the foot of the mountain like a tide, stretching as far as the eye could see. The mountain peaks appeared and disappeared in the clouds and mist, like a divine mountain or fairy island.

"I never expected it to be here. This is Zhongyun Mountain, south of Nanxun. Many legends about immortals are related to this mountain."

Chen Dengming stared in astonishment at the mountain peak in the sea. He had visited this steep and towering mountain when he was searching in the south, but he had not found any clues about the immortals.

"Hahaha, what immortal mountain? There have never been immortals in the south since ancient times. The so-called legend is probably just a rumor about me that has been passed down."

It was only when I forcibly broke through to become a Qi cultivator on this mountain that I discovered the Human God Hall atop it.

Dongfang Huayuan, his boundless pride and carefree spirit shining through.

Chen Dengming suddenly understood upon hearing this.

The Human God Hall constantly absorbs all the Spiritual Qi from Nanxun, including the Spiritual Qi that dissipates from the Human World.

There was no Spiritual Qi in Nanxun, but Dongfang Huayuan found Zhongyun Mountain by fortuitous opportunity and cultivated on its summit. He probably unintentionally absorbed some of the Spiritual Qi that was being absorbed by the Human God Hall above Zhongyun Mountain. This allowed him to break through the barrier and forcibly become Qi Cultivation Cultivator in Nanxun. As a result, the legend of immortals living on Zhongyun Mountain was born.

Unfortunately, although he Zhongyun Mountain to seek immortality, he still hadn't reached the eighth level of Xiantian Innate Realm. When he reached the summit, he didn't notice the Spiritual Qi being absorbed and gathered by the Human God Hall on the mountaintop.

Perhaps a few experts at the eighth level of the Southern Innate Xiantian have come here over the years, but most of them lacked Spirit Root or had inferior Spiritual Root Potential, so they were even less likely to be detected.

"Go!"

Just then, a flash of Silver Light appeared in Dongfang Huayuan's eyes, and the Human God Hall shot out, flying to a point ninety-nine feet above the mountain peak, before returning to its original position with a loud thud.

Instantly, a strange, wave-like membrane rippled and flickered near the Human God Hall, revealing itself to be a large curtain.

Chen Dengming's gaze was strange as he pondered, "This curtain is connected to Nanxun, and was discovered by Qing Mingzi in the past, who used it to fish for the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage."

After Qing Mingzi's death, the curtain remained unchanged, indicating that if the Mustard Seed Realm was behind the curtain, it was likely unclaimed.

If it is a weak point in the Great Curtain, then the place it leads to is likely a remote and uninhabited place.

Qu Shenzong laughed and said, "That's even better; we can then proceed with complete freedom."

Chen Dengming nodded slightly, his figure soaring into the sky. As he took a deep breath, his eyes shone brightly with Cyan Light, and the Human Disk Eight Gates within his body opened with an Open Door.

Within the Sea of Consciousness, the corresponding Heavenly Heart Star simultaneously scattered starlight, illuminating the area below.

He suddenly had a breakthrough, realizing he was not only omnipotent but also omniscient.

The world around us seemed to fall silent instantly.

Time seemed to slow down, and a massive amount of subtle information was captured and processed by his mind.

Unlike last time when he tore open the curtain, this time he still needs to work hard to find the entity that is locking the curtain and force it out of the space.

Now, this grand curtain is fixed in front of us because of the Human God Hall, saving us a lot of trouble.

At a glance, Chen Dengming saw the curtain behind the Human God Hall fluctuating and changing violently.

Each fluctuation is more complex than the Heavenly Net, carrying a massive amount of information, making it very difficult to detect.

However, compared to the previous New Realm Grand Screen, the speed and frequency of this Grand Screen's changes were hundreds of times slower, making his brain feel less uncomfortable.

In a state of boundless imagination, Chen Dengming Eye of the Heavens and instantly saw layers upon layers of space, and countless things and messages within countless fluctuating and changing time fragments.

It even includes a scene of Qing Mingzi fishing at the Human God Hall in the past, clearly a projection of a silhouette of the past in space.

If it were during his last observation of the New Realm, Chen Dengming would have felt his brain explode in less than a ten-thousandth of a breath.

But now, observing this curtain, whose complexity has been reduced by hundreds of times, Chen Dengming feels much less pressure.

"This level of complexity is still within my tolerance."

"Soul!"

The Cyan Light in Chen Dengming's eyes was now covered with a layer of cold, silvery gleam.

The phantom of the Human Heart Hall appeared in his eyes, unleashing his Divine Ability Unity of All Hearts.

Instantly, ten thousand flames of faith were ignited within the hall.

Flames converged toward him, conveying their Mental Strength to him.

His eyes were quickly filled with countless human eyes.

I borrow the eyes of all beings as my own to observe all beings in the world.

Chen Dengming immediately felt much less pressured and was able to deduce information from many spatial images at a glance from the violently fluctuating membrane.

He was pleasantly surprised by this analysis.

Behind the curtain, there truly was an unclaimed Mustard Seed Realm.

Because behind the curtain lies only a Mustard Seed Realm, the observed overlapping spaces are almost exclusively related to Nanxun and the Mustard Seed Realm.

Most of them are projections of that Mustard Seed Realm, many of them showing Qing Mingzi's activities within it.

This makes it very easy to anchor the coordinates of that Mustard Seed Realm.

Instead of having to connect with Qu Shenzong mentally to draw out the corresponding curtain from countless complex spaces as before, this time it was different.

"Senior Qu, Dongfang, behind this great curtain is indeed a Mustard Seed Realm. I am now preparing to open the curtain!"

Chen Dengming suddenly let out a low shout, and in the blink of an eye, he made a hand seal, and the Heavenly Fortune Qi transformed into a lucky star that hung high above his head.

Fortune Shines Brightly.

Chen Dengming's eyes shot out a blinding, cold Cyan Light, and he spread his arms to unleash the Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain.

Rumble!

An immense force suddenly surged forth, stirring up wind and clouds, and pressed down fiercely on the curtain.

The curtain suddenly began to shrink and shrivel under pressure.

There is a chance that the curtain will be forcibly opened when it collapses to the point where there is an extremely small flaw.

Compared to the former New Realm Grand Screen, this screen is clearly much more fragile.

As soon as Chen Dengming unleashed his Heavenly Immortal Dao Domain to press forward, the curtain began to shrink.

Upon seeing this, Dongfang Huayuan and Qu Shenzong immediately used their respective means to help.

With Dongfang Huayuan's strength as the Dao Lord of the Southern Region, his attack seemed to imbue the entire Southern Region with a terrifying will, radiating a strong and oppressive fluctuation. As he unleashed his Dao power, it fiercely pressed down on the curtain.

Boom! --

The curtain collapsed and shattered in an instant.

Chen Dengming quickly made a hand seal and used the Dao Intent Divine Ability of "Proximity to Heaven's End, Distant Horizon" to create a passage.

Without hesitation, Qu Shenzong swiftly entered the passage, crossed to the other side, and a burst of laughter followed.

"Nephew Disciple Chen, thank you very much!"

Chen Dengming exhaled, slowly withdrew his hand, and mentally probed the Mustard Seed Realm opposite him.

But what they saw opposite them was a desolate and barren land, devoid of any Spiritual Qi or Life Force.

However, as long as it is a Mustard Seed Realm, it is enough to lay the foundation for achieving Dao. As for Life Force and Spiritual Qi, they can be cultivated and developed slowly in the future.

Once one possesses a Dao Domain, Dao Power can transform from the illusory to the real. One's own Dao will no longer remain merely a concept of Dao Rhyme, but can be realized. The strength that can be unleashed with every gesture will be inconceivable.

Chen Dengming looked at the slowly closing Great Curtain Passage, then turned to look at Dongfang Huayuan and smiled.

"It seems that Senior Qu will be your neighbor in the future. This Mustard Seed Realm across from us may be connected to a Cultivation Star in the New Realm."

Perhaps if things go well, you can one day break through the Great Barrier and share the Dao Domain, with you becoming the master of the Human World and him the master of the Heavenly Dao."

Dongfang Huayuan rolled his eyes, crossed his arms, and said, "Wouldn't that just be repeating the old path of the Five Immortals of High Antiquity? There are Human World in the mortal Human World, immortals in the heavenly court, and immortals in the celestial realm. In the end, they fought to the death over a tiny place, and the world was in chaos."

I think it would be better to remain neighbors and work together to plan for the New Realm!

"That's true. Now that you've all attained the Dao, I need to hurry too."

"Don't worry, you've always been there to help me and Old Qu. During the rest of your cultivation journey, I'll help you protect the Human World."

I recently went back to my hometown and had a lot of social engagements, so my updates have been a bit later than before.