Upper Clear Immortal Method, Duobao Daoist

"Those who remain, if you lack the aptitude to comprehend this stele within one hundred thousand years, yet gain even the slightest insight from it, may rely on your own fate to become registered disciples of my Interception Sect. Step forward."

Duobao Daoist's words seemed to add a touch of fervor to the empty void.

"Rustle!!!"

For a moment, the many Primordial World beings upon Immortal Jade Plaza no longer hesitated. They suppressed the surging emotions in their hearts and stepped forward.

The dense crowd surged toward the pitch-black Dao stele, ten thousand zhang tall, like a tide.

Xuan Liu was mixed within the rolling tide of living beings, keeping a low profile as he hurried forward with the crowd.

He brushed his sleeve, then calmly sat down cross-legged where he stood.

Looking up, he saw the law patterns upon the black Dao stele rapidly shifting and evolving, emanating mysteries that seemed capable of drowning one's true spirit.

Countless beings seeking the Dao felt their primordial spirits swell with pain after just a few glances, their faces turning bitter.

Yet they had no choice but to grit their teeth and use their divine senses to probe those obscure runes.

This was one of the few chances they had to join a Saint's lineage.

Only by joining a Saint's lineage could they gain a little more security in the Primordial World.

"Huff!"

Xuan Liu drew a deep breath. His divine sense became crystalline and clear, while a faint emerald gleam flashed through his eyes.

Suddenly, an exceedingly profound voice appeared in the depths of Xuan Liu's sea of consciousness.

[Ding-dong.]

[Detected that the host is directly observing the Grand Compendium of the Supreme Clarity Immortal Arts. Your true spirit has touched upon the Dao of Severing Heaven and the ultimate principles of Highest Pure.]

[Your innate heaven-defying comprehension has been triggered.]

[You have entered an extremely profound state of unity between Heaven and man.]

[You have attained enlightenment.]

[You have successfully comprehended the Grand Compendium of the Supreme Clarity Immortal Arts and mastered it perfectly.]

The originally obscure and incomprehensible Highest Pure Dao patterns fell upon his pupils.

In an instant, they transformed into the most fundamental lines of law—clear and orderly, with no secrets left to speak of.

The Upper Clear Immortal Method, which others would need one hundred thousand years—or even several hundred thousand years—to possibly glimpse the threshold of—

He had directly mastered it in the time it took to blink!

In that instant, terrifying heavenly phenomena erupted without warning in the surrounding void, centered upon Immortal Jade Plaza.

"Rumble!!!"

Above, the cloudless and clear sky stretching for ten thousand miles instantly turned into a dazzling, resplendent gold.

Countless golden lotus flowers visible to the naked eye manifested and shifted in the depths of the firmament, blooming one after another amid ten thousand rays of rosy light and a thousand streams of auspicious radiance.

Immediately afterward, a vast, boundless phantom of a river of time faintly condensed in the heavens.

Within that river stood an emerald-green giant willow that reached from earth to sky.

Three thousand willow branches of order intertwined and converged in the void.

Each branch carried a mighty immortal realm, from which countless living beings offered worship!

Flowers rained from the heavens, and golden lotuses surged from the earth!

Grand immortal music, faint yet ever-present, echoed above Golden Ao Island for a long while.

This sudden and terrifying display instantly stunned the many Primordial World beings on the plaza.

"Th-this... what is happening?!"

"What happened? Could heavenly phenomena on such a scale mean that some Great Luo Golden Immortal hidden among us has broken through a realm?!"

"No! That's not right! It seems someone comprehended the Upper Clear Immortal Method, which triggered these heavenly phenomena!"

Countless Primordial World beings opened their eyes in unison, forcibly startled out of their state of comprehension, their faces filled with disbelief.

All the phenomena and divine light had descended upon a young man in azure robes.

It was not only the Dao seekers who had come here who were dumbfounded.

High in the void, the four direct disciples of the Interception Sect also had their expressions completely frozen at this moment.

"Highest Pure mana?!"

Golden Spirit Holy Mother's beautiful eyes widened as she said in shock, "This Daoist actually mastered the Upper Clear Immortal Method so quickly?"

Unyielding Holy Mother and Turtle Spirit Holy Mother exchanged a glance, unable to conceal the shock in their eyes as well.

They were direct disciples of a Saint, so they naturally understood what this represented.

Although the Dao stele conjured by Duobao Daoist was an entry trial—

It contained the purest Upper Clear Immortal Method.

Even when Tongtian Cult Master had personally accepted them back then—

They had spent no small amount of time before they could barely enter the door of the Upper Clear Immortal Method.

Yet the azure-robed being below, whose origins were unknown—

Had taken only a few dozen breaths since Duobao Daoist had waved his sleeve and set down the Dao stele.

To master the Upper Clear Immortal Method in a few dozen breaths was simply too exaggerated.

Duobao Daoist, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, also sucked in a breath at this moment.

"What terrifying comprehension! This child actually comprehended the Upper Clear Immortal Method in such a short time. His talent is truly monstrous!" Duobao Daoist murmured, the calmness in his eyes instantly vanishing.

What replaced it was an unprecedented solemnity and fervor.

"Buzz!"

As the immortal light receded, Xuan Liu slowly opened his eyes. They were as clear as the sky, and his divine sense was crystalline.

Seeing the countless living beings around him staring at him as though he were a monster—

He had already expected his heaven-defying comprehension to cause a stir.

But he had not expected the heavenly phenomena it triggered to be so immense.

My presence just shot through the roof!

"Whoosh!"

Before he could think any further, a bright yellow streak of light crossed the void in an instant and landed directly before him.

When the radiance faded, it was Duobao Daoist.

Behind Duobao Daoist, the three Great Luo Golden Immortals—Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Unyielding Holy Mother, and Turtle Spirit Holy Mother—also stepped forward with complicated, curious expressions, surrounding him in the center.

At such a display, the ordinary Primordial World beings around them hurriedly backed away in trembling fear.

Duobao Daoist examined Xuan Liu, suppressing the turbulence in his heart. He cupped his hands slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist, I am Duobao, the eldest direct disciple of the Interception Sect."

"The talent and Dao intent you displayed just now were truly extraordinary. You actually comprehended the Upper Clear Immortal Method in an instant."

Hearing such courteous words from a Great Luo Golden Immortal and the senior brother of the Interception Sect, Xuan Liu neither groveled nor acted arrogantly. He swiftly rose and returned the salute. "I am the rogue cultivator Xuan Liu. I merely happened upon an opportunity and gained a bit of insignificant insight. Fellow Daoist Duobao, you flatter me."

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to be modest."

Duobao Daoist waved his hand and said solemnly, "With talent like yours, leaving you in the outer sect would be nothing less than an insult to our Highest Pure Great Dao."

"Master possesses discerning eyes and most appreciates those with exceptional aptitude, great perseverance, and great fortune."

"The phenomenon just now must have already alerted Master. Fellow Daoist, come with me. I shall take you into Jade Tour Palace to meet the Saint!"

At those words—

Xuan Liu stood where he was, his pupils abruptly contracting as he was completely stunned.

He was going to meet Tongtian Cult Master directly?!