Grand Dao Comprehension

Yang Xuan had already made his judgment.

The prototype of his Primordial Unity Creation Immortal Scripture had fused Yin-Yang, Creation, Five Elements, and seven paths.

As long as he cultivated step by step, reaching the Mysterious Immortal and Golden Immortal realms would not be a problem.

What he lacked most now was a deeper understanding of the "Dao."

Cultivation techniques were methods; the Dao was the foundation.

Without the Dao to support it, no matter how powerful a cultivation technique was, it would be a tree without roots.

"I choose the first one."

Yang Xuan spoke slowly. "One Grand Dao comprehension."

"Ding! 'One Grand Dao Comprehension (Grand Dao may be specified)' has been selected. Please specify the Grand Dao you wish to comprehend."

Countless thoughts flashed through Yang Xuan's mind.

There were countless Grand Daos in the Primordial World, but only a few lay at their core.

The Chaos Grand Dao, Fate Grand Dao, Cause and Effect Grand Dao, Creation Grand Dao, Destruction Grand Dao, and Space-Time Grand Dao.

Every one of them pointed directly to the source and was enough to transform him completely.

Which one should he choose?

Although Chaos was the foundation of his identity as the Primordial Gourd Vine, the Chaos Grand Dao was too vast. At his current realm, even if he comprehended it, he would struggle to wield it.

Neither the Cause and Effect Grand Dao nor the Space-Time Grand Dao suited him particularly well...

Only the Creation Grand Dao!

Moreover, the Creation Grand Dao ranked firmly among the foremost of the Three Thousand Grand Daos!

It was surpassed only by Fate and Cause and Effect, yet stood above Space-Time.

It represented the supreme authority of creation, vitality, and transformation.

More importantly, it matched the divine abilities he was nurturing and was also his origin Dao!

If he could accelerate his comprehension of the Creation Grand Dao, it would surely allow him to nurture the gourd divine abilities faster!

And his true body was a vine—the Creation Vine!

The seven gourds were manifested branches of the Creation Grand Dao; at their core, they were still the power of creation!

Yang Xuan had made his decision.

"I choose the Creation Grand Dao."

"Ding! Grand Dao designated: Creation Grand Dao. Comprehension begins..."

Yang Xuan's consciousness was instantly drawn into a strange space.

This was a realm of pure nothingness, with no up or down, no left or right, no past or future. It was the beginning of the universe's birth.

Chaos had yet to divide, the Grand Dao had yet to appear, and the Three Thousand Grand Daos and Three Thousand Chaos Fiendgods were being nurtured.

He floated in that void, unable to sense his body, spiritual energy, or anything familiar.

"So this is... the beginning of creation?"

A thought surfaced in Yang Xuan's mind.

Suddenly, a point of light appeared within the void.

It was the light of the Grand Dao, the universe's first ray of light, and the beginning of creation.

The speck rapidly expanded, like a flower blossoming.

Its petals unfurled layer by layer, each one inscribed with profound and mysterious patterns.

Those patterns passed through Yang Xuan one after another.

From nothing to something, from emptiness to substance—the Dao of creation was the process by which the universe went from birth to prosperity.

Yang Xuan suddenly understood.

This void was not an illusion, but the source realm of the Creation Grand Dao.

Every living being who entered this place would personally experience the entire process of the universe's birth from nothing.

And he was the Primordial Gourd Vine, a product of the Dao of creation itself.

This was his creation.

The scene continued to advance.

It arrived at Pangu splitting open Heaven and Earth.

That towering figure holding a giant axe cleaved downward, sending clear qi upward and turbid qi downward!

Heaven and Earth were first divided, and space-time began to form!

Yang Xuan's consciousness gently swayed the vine leaves, and the entire spiritual root radiated a soft chaotic treasure light.

Seven colors intertwined, forming a seven-colored orb of light.

Then it pierced through the entire void.

Yang Xuan's consciousness returned, and he immediately spread out his divine sense.

Mount Buzhou.

Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and violet intertwined along the vine body like a rainbow.

Seven-colored spiritual energy fell into the soil beneath him. The soil began to transform toward soil of creation, also known as Nine Heavens Breath Soil.

"Ding! Creation Grand Dao comprehension complete."

Yang Xuan swayed his leaves in satisfaction.

He sensed his cultivation—Mysterious Immortal Realm, complete!

He had not expected a single comprehension to let him cross an entire major realm!

It was only because his foundation had not accumulated enough; otherwise, with his comprehension, he could have raised his cultivation all the way to the Golden Immortal Realm!

Still, this cultivation speed was simply too fast!

After all, the Primordial Gourd Vine of the Primordial World had nurtured itself for who knew how many epochs before its seven gourds matured.

Yet he was actively cultivating now, and his rate of improvement was on an entirely different level.

Even so, comprehending the Grand Dao had still taken ten years.

Only fifty-seven years remained until Purple Cloud Palace's first lecture.

Wanting to take human form within fifty-seven years was nothing but a fool's dream!

The only way was to take a risky path!

He would make the Dao of Creation his main path and the other Grand Daos his support, first transforming his vine body into human form!

Once he gained the right to walk the lands of the Primordial World, he would also be able to catch Purple Cloud Palace's lecture.

With a plan in mind, Yang Xuan was just about to open the chat group and check the messages from the past ten days.

Then he received Bai Suzhen's plea for help.

White Snake Successor: I suppressed Fahai, and now Guanyin Bodhisattva has arrived! Senior, please save me @Immortal

Bai Suzhen's plea was like a stone cast into a still lake, instantly sending ripples through the group.

Xiao Yan: What?! Guanyin? The Guanyin of the South Sea?

Sun Wukong: Who is Guanyin Bodhisattva? Why does she want to capture Miss Bai?

Huang Rong: Wait, Sister Bai, explain it first—you defeated Fahai, and then Guanyin came? Is she here to stand up for Fahai?

White Snake Successor: She is not here to stand up for him... She is here to take me away.

White Snake Successor: She said my demonic nature has not been purged and my murderous intent is too strong, so I should not remain in the mortal world. She wants me to follow her to the South Sea to cultivate.

Zhang Sanfeng: Fellow Daoist Bai, this may be called taking a disciple, but I fear it is imprisonment in truth.

The group fell silent for a moment.

Everyone was considering the same question: if they faced Guanyin, a figure seemingly on the same level as the Immortal Senior...

What could they do?

The answer was cruel. They could do nothing.

Guanyin was an Immortal-level powerhouse, one of Buddhism's supreme figures. The very name "Guanshiyin" represented boundless divine power.

Before Guanyin, Bai Suzhen's cultivation did not even amount to that of an ant.

Only Yang Xuan, after weighing the matter, did not hesitate for long.

He was not merely going to help. He had a realization in his heart: his opportunity to break through to the Golden Immortal Realm lay at this very moment!

Yang Xuan then withdrew his divine sense.

"Cross-World Projection!"

As the system activated and Bai Suzhen confirmed it, his divine sense pierced through the barriers of countless worlds and directly arrived in Bai Suzhen's world.

Then he activated the divine ability [Myriad Worlds Manifestation Dharma Body]!

To the senses of all Heaven and Earth, an acquired willow spiritual root appeared. Using it, he took human form and instantly gained the cultivation of the Celestial Immortal Realm.

Yang Xuan opened his eyes and took a step forward.

Near and Far.

West Lake.

Mist and rain shrouded the scene, and the lake surface was like a mirror.

Bai Suzhen stood atop Broken Bridge, dressed in white. Her long hair was blown up by the wind, her face pale but her gaze resolute.

Before her lay the severely injured Fahai.

His golden alms bowl was shattered and his cassock torn. He sat cross-legged on the bridge, still muttering Buddhist chants.

Before her, a golden lotus floated in the air.

The lotus slowly bloomed. Standing upon its petals was a figure—white robes like snow, a Pure Vase in hand, gentle and compassionate features, with faint golden Buddhist light swirling around her.

Guanyin Bodhisattva.

"Bai Suzhen."

Guanyin spoke softly, yet her voice seemed to arise from within the heart. "Do you know your sin?"

Bai Suzhen bit her lip and said nothing.

What Guanyin made her feel was not "powerful," but "irresistible," like Heaven and Earth itself. One could not rebel against Heaven and Earth.

"This poor monk knows that you remain stubbornly deluded."

Guanyin shook her head slightly.

"Do you know what cause and effect is?"

"Cause and effect is not yours alone; it is the collective karma of all living beings. Every action you take will affect your own fate."

Bai Suzhen's face turned even paler.

"Bodhisattva, are you saying... that this junior should not repay her debt of gratitude?"

"It is not that you should not repay it, but that you should repay it in the proper way."

Guanyin spoke blandly.

"Do not cling to obsession. Come with this poor monk to the South Sea and cultivate quietly for twenty years. After twenty years, your cause and effect will naturally be resolved, and you may perhaps join the ranks of Immortals."