Attaining the Dao Cannot Be Rushed

Chen Xuan's sermon lasted a full three thousand years. As Chen Xuan stopped expounding the Dao, the strange phenomena within Azure Lotus Palace also dispersed.

Yet the living beings who had heard it remained immersed in the Dao's profound essence, unable to pull themselves free. Even Nuwa and Fuxi were still in a state of sudden enlightenment.

Chen Xuan did not disturb them. With a flash, his figure vanished from Azure Lotus Palace.

The Three Pure Ones, Houtu, and even the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers had all heard the Dao Chen Xuan had expounded this time before.

Thus, hearing it again merely deepened their impressions and did not send them into sudden enlightenment. Seeing Chen Xuan depart, they too left Azure Lotus Palace one after another, each returning to their own affairs.

In the blink of an eye, another three hundred years passed before the beings who had listened in Azure Lotus Palace began to awaken.

As each being awoke, Chen Xuan's voice sounded beside their ears, telling them to leave quietly and not disturb the others.

In the end, only Fuxi and Nuwa remained in all of Azure Lotus Palace. By then, even Nuwa had slowly awakened.

Chen Xuan's voice likewise sounded by her ear, but Nuwa did not leave. Instead, she waited quietly beside her elder brother.

Before long, Fuxi opened his eyes as well, his face filled with excitement. Just as he was about to thank Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan's voice rang out beside his ear.

Left with no choice, he could only bring Nuwa with him and respectfully kneel toward the main seat in salute. Then, with reluctant expressions, they left Azure Lotus Palace.

Even as they departed Azure Lotus Island, Fuxi and Nuwa's faces remained full of reluctance.

Naturally, Chen Xuan saw this scene. However, he said nothing and merely shook his head helplessly.

He continued with his work, planting stalk after stalk of innate spiritual root in his spiritual herb garden, then watering them with Three Lights Divine Water.

With the nourishment of the Three Lights Divine Water, some innate spiritual roots that had originally been of lesser grade had now improved in quality.

Though they had not reached the level of supreme-grade innate spiritual roots, becoming high-grade innate spiritual roots was no problem.

It could be said that Chen Xuan's spiritual herb garden was now filled with high-grade innate spiritual roots. Finding a mid-grade one was harder than finding a supreme-grade one.

After all, the supreme-grade innate spiritual roots could be spotted at a glance wherever they were planted. As for low-grade innate spiritual roots, there was not a single one.

At present, Chen Xuan's spiritual herb garden contained the supreme-grade innate spiritual root Banana Tree, the supreme-grade innate spiritual root Gourd Vine, and the supreme-grade innate spiritual root Enlightenment Tea.

For now, there were only these three, and Chen Xuan was deeply dissatisfied with that.

"Not being able to gather all ten innate spiritual roots is truly a great regret. Unfortunately, the rest already have owners. I can't exactly go to their doors and snatch them, can I?"

Though he said he could not go and snatch them, he was thinking about what method he could use to make their owners willingly give them to him.

In the end, Chen Xuan enlightened two innate spiritual roots, transforming them into two young attendants. They were tasked with tending his spiritual herb garden and the vegetable garden out front.

Once everything had been arranged, he returned to Azure Lotus Palace to enter seclusion. After all, only by comprehending the laws of nature as quickly as possible could Chen Xuan avoid being bullied by Hongjun.

Cultivation knew no passage of time. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of years passed. By calculation, there were only about twenty thousand years left until Hongjun attained the Dao and became a Saint.

On this day, seven-colored rosy light shot into the heavens from Azure Lotus Palace. Even the Three Pure Ones, who were cultivating atop the Heaven-Earth-Human Three Peaks, were startled awake by the commotion from Azure Lotus Palace.

Without the slightest hesitation, the three hurried toward Azure Lotus Palace. Yet they did not dare enter, merely watching quietly from outside.

Tongtian could not help asking Laozi, "Eldest Brother, do you think Master is about to attain the Dao as a Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal?"

Laozi ignored Tongtian and continued staring silently at Azure Lotus Palace. Seeing that Laozi would not respond, Tongtian turned his attention to Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

But before Tongtian could speak, Primordial Heavenly Venerable said directly, "Tongtian, you had better shut up."

"I still haven't settled the score with you over that WiFi password matter. You'd better not come bother me now."

Tongtian helplessly curled his lips and turned his gaze toward Azure Lotus Palace as well. At that moment, the seven-colored rosy light abruptly withdrew, gathering back into Azure Lotus Palace.

Immediately afterward, Chen Xuan appeared above Azure Lotus Palace. Seven-colored light shimmered all around his body.

The Three Flowers of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity above his head had all blossomed to the twelfth grade. The laws of nature wound around them, already beginning to fuse the Three Flowers together.

Once the Three Flowers completed their fusion, Chen Xuan's cultivation would smoothly break through into the realm of Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

At the sight, the Three Pure Ones could not help revealing nervous expressions. They even unconsciously clenched their fists, silently cheering for their master.

But just as the Three Flowers were about to unite and form a thirty-sixth-grade Natal Lotus Platform, Chen Xuan suddenly shouted.

"Break!"

As Chen Xuan uttered the word "break," the Three Flowers, which had already completed their fusion, split into three once more.

At the same time, the Dao essence of the laws of nature began condensing again, giving birth to three different Dao artifacts atop the Three Flowers.

Chen Xuan's cultivation also halted at the peak of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm. He was only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

Chen Xuan was not incapable of breaking through to the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm. Rather, he could not do so.

After all, Chen Xuan had not yet comprehended the laws of nature to perfection. He had merely reached the major accomplishment stage.

As for the other three thousand Great Dao laws, the extent of Chen Xuan's comprehension went without saying.

If he chose to break through to Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal now, then turned back to comprehend those laws afterward, the insights he could gain would be greatly diminished.

Thus, Chen Xuan was not unable to break through. He was deliberately suppressing his realm.

He had to ensure that when he broke through to Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, he would not only have comprehended the laws of nature to perfection, but also comprehended as many other Great Dao laws as possible.

Although his realm had not broken through to that of a Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, his combat strength had long since surpassed the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.

But the Three Pure Ones did not know this. They thought their master had failed in his breakthrough, and looks of regret inevitably appeared on their faces.

Chen Xuan had already opened his eyes and looked toward the regretful Three Pure Ones.

"You have all witnessed everything that just happened to your master. What insights have you gained?"

"Do not rush to answer. I will give you three thousand years. After three thousand years, I will ask for your answers."

As he spoke, Chen Xuan waved his hand and directly imprinted the process of his breakthrough into the Three Pure Ones' souls, allowing them to watch it over and over and gain insight from it during the next three thousand years.