The True Meaning of the Great Dao

"Th-this is..."

Immortal Juhua's calm and indifferent face changed instantly. He looked up abruptly at the myriad stars in the high heavens, his gaze locking onto the very same star that Lei Zhan was watching.

Each of the stars in the high heavens of the Star Hall was dazzling and brilliant, and every one of them contained a different Dao.

That was a star containing the complete Great Dao of the Spear.

Among the one hundred and eight thousand Daos, there were eighty-one Great Daos and one hundred and eight thousand Minor Daos, and naturally, there was a distinction between high and low.

Between a "Great Dao" and a "Minor Dao," there existed a chasm as wide as heaven and earth.

But without a doubt, the power invoked by comprehending a Great Dao was naturally countless times stronger than that of an ordinary Dao.

"That is... the spear?" Immortal Juhua stared at the brilliant, incomparably radiant star within the Star Hall, his eyes widening in shock.

"This is... the Great Dao of the Spear!"

As the third master of the Water Mansion, Immortal Juhua had visited this Star Hall—which aided in the comprehension of the Dao—many times. He was intimately familiar with the manifestations of the Dao.

Yet, in the four core halls of this Water Mansion, within this Star Hall, he had only ever seen two or three Great Daos manifest.

Now, another one had been added.

"Juhua." The Yellow-Haired Great Bear glanced at the astonished Immortal Juhua and said indifferently, "Keep watching."

"Mm." Immortal Juhua nodded, his gaze never leaving Lei Zhan for a single moment.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

In front of the thatched cottage, a mysterious aura completely enveloped Lei Zhan, and streaks of sharp edge emerged from the void.

That was the aura of the Great Dao.

Lei Zhan stood up, leaving the stone table behind, and a long spear as thick as a man's arm suddenly appeared in his hand.

The spear was exceptionally long, entirely silver-white, and the spear blade shimmered with a chilling coldness. Along the entire length of the shaft, faint golden veins flowed, converging into ancient patterns.

Whoosh.

Lei Zhan moved.

Inside the Star Hall, beneath the myriad brilliant stars, Lei Zhan gripped his spear and began to execute his spear techniques.

Lei Zhan performed them in what seemed like a perfectly ordinary manner. He used no elemental energy, no divine power, and even the spear technique itself appeared somewhat shallow in the eyes of the Yellow-Haired Great Bear and Immortal Juhua.

Yet, this seemingly shallow, even crude, spear technique held endless slaughter and boundless fighting intent. The streaks of sharpness in the air grew increasingly keen, and their power grew increasingly formidable.

Even so, no one dared to ignore the wisps of terrifying Great Dao power being invoked by this spear technique.

"This, this, this... he has truly entered the threshold of the Great Dao!" A hint of imperceptible expectation appeared in the Yellow-Haired Great Bear's eyes. "At the Purple Mansion level, to enter the threshold of the Great Dao and comprehend a trace of the Great Dao's true meaning without the guidance of superior techniques... a monster, he is truly a monster!"

The first master of this Water Mansion was one of the most battle-hardened True Gods in the Three Realms, Daoist Sanshou, and he had countless warriors under his command.

As the artifact spirit of the Water Mansion, the Yellow-Haired Great Bear naturally possessed the necessary discernment. It was precisely because he saw through the simplicity of the spear technique being performed that he held Lei Zhan in even higher regard.

"What a pity..." Immortal Juhua sighed deeply, then slowly shook his head.

"Hm? A pity?"

The Yellow-Haired Great Bear looked at Immortal Juhua beside him, dissatisfied. "A pity? What are you pitying? To be able to take on such a monstrous disciple—after this life of yours ends and you are reincarnated, who knows? You might have to rely on this monstrous disciple of yours to live another life."

"Senior Great Bear." Immortal Juhua was speechless.

"I naturally didn't mean that. When I first entered the Purple Mansion, I could only comprehend the true meaning of a Minor Dao. By the time I comprehended a Great Dao, I had already reached the perfection of the Myriad Phenomena level."

"It is just that I regret... my greatest specialty is the Dao of the Sword." Immortal Juhua's gaze fell upon Lei Zhan, who was completely immersed in his spear techniques, and he said slowly, "The spear is something I have never dabbled in..."

Immortal Juhua was quite famous in the Great Xia World; he was a rare Loose Immortal of several million years, and his true strength could rival those of the Celestial Immortal ancestors. Yet, his lifelong specialty remained the Dao of the Sword.

"Mm." The Yellow-Haired Great Bear pondered for a moment before nodding slowly. "That is indeed a problem. While you, as his master, can still teach him, you are not the most suitable person for him when it comes to the Dao of the Spear."

Lei Zhan felt as if he were in an incredibly mysterious state, completely immersed in a world of only the "spear."

With every movement, he could easily invoke the power of the mysterious "Dao" between heaven and earth.

It even made this seemingly ordinary spear technique of his become incredibly terrifying.

If the current Lei Zhan were to go back and attempt the three trials set by Immortal Juhua, he was confident that even the final, most difficult trial could be passed with ease.

At the very least, he would not be in such a sorry state again.

"Spear... the Great Dao of the Spear," Lei Zhan whispered to himself.

"This is the Great Dao, a Dao that is extremely difficult for many immortal cultivators to comprehend."

"However... the Daos I comprehended previously seem to be able to combine with this current Dao."

Lei Zhan finally stopped, falling into deep thought.

"Azure Sea Domain... True Meaning of Blazing Fire... True Meaning of the Spear," Lei Zhan muttered. "If combined, that should result in a multi-layered Domain Realm of the Dao..."

"No. Two Minor Daos, only the Dao of the Azure Sea has reached the Domain Realm of the Dao. The entry into the Great Dao of the Spear should be comparable to one Domain Realm of the Dao..."

Combining the memories of his past life, Lei Zhan was naturally different from ordinary immortal cultivators. With the support of those memories, he was naturally intimately familiar with the various contents recorded in books.

Just as Lei Zhan continued to ponder, a perfectly round black stone bead in his Dantian Purple Mansion suddenly burst forth with boundless light.

Suddenly, an intensely cooling aura surged continuously from the void of the Purple Mansion space, flooding into his soul like a tidal wave.

Comforting, refreshing.

His entire soul and true spirit felt as if they were being soaked in warm water.

"Hm?" Lei Zhan was startled.

The countless insights that had previously gone dormant in his sea of consciousness suddenly surged back to life. Waves rose and fell, colliding incessantly, while his insights into the Dao of the Azure Sea, the Way of Blazing Fire, and the Great Dao of the Spear began to fuse together.

"The Azure Sea... its waves are endless; it can carry a boat, yet it can also capsize it... The raging fire..." Lei Zhan slowly closed his eyes, remaining standing right where he was.

Time passed, and the brilliant stars above the Star Hall had long since returned to tranquility.

The mountain, the stone table and stools, and even the simple thatched cottage stood there quietly, unchanging through the ages.

"This little fellow, Lei Zhan..." The Yellow-Haired Great Bear watched the young man sitting cross-legged in the distance, a smile in his eyes.

"For this little fellow to have an epiphany in the Star Hall on his first try, his gains are truly significant."

"Indeed." Immortal Juhua nodded as well. "Given Lei Zhan's insights into the Dao, he would be considered quite exceptional even among Wanxiang True Persons. If he is guided well and taught profound divine abilities and secret techniques... he might even be able to slay a Wanxiang True Person while still at the Purple Mansion level..."

"Slay a Wanxiang True Person while at a lower level?" The Yellow-Haired Great Bear said indifferently. "Juhua, look at the bigger picture. Even this Great Xia World of yours is merely one of countless unremarkable great worlds within the Three Realms. What does it matter if he can slay some weak Wanxiang True Persons?"

"You must know that cultivators at the Purple Mansion and Wanxiang levels are the most prone to perishing. Lei Zhan has risen from a mortal being, so he has had enough of the necessary slaughter; what he lacks now is the ability to transform this monstrous talent into his own strength."

"Teach him well! If this disciple of yours has the opportunity to obtain the divine abilities left behind by my master, he shall be considered my master's named disciple."

"When that time comes, I will secure a top-tier spear technique for him!"

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