Outskirts of Gan Yang Dao Palace.
Xu Xing walked at an unhurried pace. From time to time, figures clad in gold-and-white Daoist robes passed by him, while streaks of escaping light swept across the sky.
Their cultivation levels varied—there were Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, as well as Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Most cultivated the [Gan Yang] lineage founded by Xiyun, or other Yang-aspected Dao lineages. The vital auras within them varied as well: some were violent and scorching, others mild and placid.
Streams of Yang-aspected aura rose skyward, merging with the protective formation laid out by Gan Yang Dao Palace to form a peculiar Yang-aspected domain that blanketed ten thousand miles.
Looking up, one could faintly make out pale golden dharma rings formed from circulating runes. There were eighteen layers within and without the rings.
The closer one drew to the center, the more intricate they became.
Where the dharma rings shone, demons and evil could not approach, and ghosts and specters could not arise.
Even cultivators who inherited Yin-aspected Dao lineages would be suppressed to a certain extent.
Within the domain, a grand, righteous will—scorching like the sun—pervaded every inch of empty space.
Scorching, violent, awe-inspiring.
"Though he is influenced by the lingering radiance of Xi's Dao essence, he himself has also forged some new insights."
The pure Dao essence of Xi also belonged to the 'extreme of Yang,' but it leaned more toward 'protection' and 'banishing evil.'
In comparison, the [Gan Yang] founded by Xiyun now leaned more toward 'attack and conquest' and 'illuminating the heart.'
If he truly continued down this path, it might be harder than for others, but it was not impossible for him to break free of the lingering influence of Xi's Dao essence.
That was precisely why Xu Xing