Dao-Treasuring Peak, Path-Seeking Courtyard.
After the Mighty Expert departed, Xuanming entered seclusion once more.
Sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion, he took out several Wish-Fulfilling Pouches filled with treasures of heaven and earth and found two wisps of Nine Heavens Clear Qi essence.
These were spoils he had quietly kept for himself. Having all those Mighty Experts search together was far more efficient than searching alone.
He carefully performed the Sealing Ban on one wisp and stored it safely, then sent the other into Supreme Mystery Heaven. Delighted, Daoist Yuchen opened his mouth and swallowed it, laughing heartily. "Fellow Daoist, you truly are a man of your word."
He then entered seclusion within his Dao Palace.
Xuanming smiled at his words. After settling his mind, he took out the Jade Slip gifted by the Heavenly Southern Divine Lord and began reading and studying it.
The mysteries of this world's divine path unfolded before him. With the aid of yellow court qi, his comprehension reached an inconceivable height.
He grasped one profound mystery after another.
He pierced through truth after truth.
He also analyzed the God-Sealing Art, comparing it against his own learning, drawing on its strengths to remedy his weaknesses and sifting away the chaff to preserve the essence.
Xuanming's mastery of the divine path advanced by leaps and bounds, and his God-Sealing Art steadily approached perfection. He shared his insights with the gods, and the Five Directional Elders, the Emperor Gouchen, the Heavenly Worthy of Salvation from Suffering, Taiyi, and the others all benefited.
The world was one enormous makeshift troupe.
No sooner did one player finish singing than another took the stage.
While Xuanming and the eight Mighty Experts busied themselves with forging the Earth God Ranking, and Zhu Wu rose swiftly through the ranks of the Great