Han Xuanji had actually been paying attention to this reincarnated Dao Venerable for a long time, after all, this guy had already established contact with him in the lower realm.
At first, he suspected that Spirit Void Dao Venerable had some ulterior motive, but he found that the other party was indeed without any problems. He was just quietly cultivating and working diligently, and his attitude towards seeking the Dao was appreciated by Li Taiqing.
Moreover, Li Taiqing had mentioned the other party to him, which seemed to be just a simple coincidence.
Han Xuanji didn't remind Li Taiqing, wanting to see how long the other party intended to hide.
"Fellow Daoist Han."
The Heavenly Emperor nodded slightly, his tone calm.
" Haotian has come uninvited; please forgive him, fellow Daoist."
The Heavenly Emperor is becoming increasingly polite, after all, he is now aware of the gap between himself and Han Xuanji.
Over the years, he had secretly observed Han Xuanji's Daoist palace, which made him realize even more how formidable Han Xuanji was.
Han Xuanji stood up, tucked his sleeves, and bowed, saying:
"The presence of the Heavenly Emperor, a fellow Daoist, brings great honor to my humble abode, the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace."
Then Han Xuanji waved his hand, and two cups of Enlightenment Tea, brimming with Spiritual Qi, appeared.
The Heavenly Emperor took his seat and began to speak:
"Fellow Daoist Han has emerged from seclusion; it seems he has gained quite a bit more."
"Not at all, just a small gain."
Han Xuanji would never boast that he had already entered the Late Hunyuan Wuji.
I feel like if I said this, the Heavenly Emperor might lose his temper.
Despite cultivating for countless years, the opponent is only at the Middle Hunyuan Wuji.
After chatting for a while, the two suddenly turned the topic to Zhou Li.
When did you see through his origins, fellow Daoist?
"I only discovered this after the other party had joined the Daoist sect."
Han Xuanji said this.
He didn't have the time to use the system's detection function to find prodigies everywhere, after all, he wasn't a disciple-recruiting system.
"I never expected that Spirit Void Dao Venerable would become my disciple."
Han Xuanji was also somewhat surprised.
This wasn't the first time he'd heard of this name; it was vaguely recorded in some ancient books of the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
It is worth mentioning that Spirit Void Dao Venerable was not the founder of the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace. The founder of the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace was just a Immortal Realm cultivator who occasionally received a small amount of Spirit Void Dao Venerable's inheritance.
The Heavenly Emperor nodded slightly, surprised that Han Xuanji had seen through things so clearly.
" The Immortal Realm once consisted of twenty-eight Immortal Domain. He established these Immortal Domain, founded his lineage, and transmitted his teachings under the name ' Lingxu '."
Han Xuanji listened quietly without responding.
" High Antiquity immortal records, he was not Chaos Devil God, not a primordial deity, not even a being created by the Immortal Ancestor. He was merely... the first wisp of Chaos Spiritual Qi to fall into the Immortal Realm immortal realm, which happened to land on a celestial herb in the Big Dipper Immortal Domain."
That immortal herb bloomed for ten thousand years and shed its leaves for ten thousand years.
"Another hundred thousand years passed, and it transformed into human form."
"This is the origin of the Spirit Void Dao Venerable."
Han Xuanji nodded slightly, and asked with some curiosity:
Why would the Spirit Void Dao Venerable be reincarnated?
"Because he failed to transcend."
The Heavenly Emperor spoke calmly, without hiding anything.
"Transcending Chaos is naturally not so simple. The ' Sacrificing the Dao ' method followed by Spirit Void Dao Venerable unfortunately failed in the end. It was only thanks to the intervention of the Supreme Dao Venerable inferior to before, and he only had one supreme treasure with him."
"I see."
Han Xuanji was relieved; it seemed the other party really had no ulterior motives.
However, he was also somewhat curious, because although the Heavenly Emperor's cultivation level wasn't great, he really knew a lot.
He truly deserves to be called the direct disciple of the Dao Ancestor.
After thinking for a moment, Han Xuanji casually asked:
"What is the method of Sacrificing the Dao to the Tao?"
The Heavenly Emperor shook his head and said:
"It has long been lost. Even my teacher, the Dao Ancestor, only knew how to do it, but not why. Perhaps if the Spirit Void Dao Venerable could recall the past, he would have some insights into this method."
Han Xuanji thought for a moment and asked:
"How much do you know about the methods of transcendence, fellow Daoist?"
After thinking for a moment, the Heavenly Emperor slowly spoke:
" The Dao Ancestor Master once said that there are only three paths for beings in the Chaos to transcend this realm."
"Firstly, find a coordinate in the Primordial Sea to escape Chaos."
"Secondly, attaining enlightenment means cultivating one's own Great Dao to its ultimate state, becoming so powerful that even the Principle of Chaos can no longer restrain one, thus naturally transcending it."
Thirdly, there is the Sacrificing the Dao Tao.
The Heavenly Emperor paused, a hint of caution in his voice.
"This method is the opposite of attaining enlightenment. Attaining enlightenment is cultivating one's own Great Dao to perfection, using 'existence' to break 'non-existence'."
The Sacrificing the Dao oneself to the Dao involves completely dissolving one's own Dao, scattering all the fruits, Principle, and imprints of one's lifelong cultivation, enlightenment, and attainment back into the world, like ice and snow melting into spring water, like ink dripping into the Azure Sea.
"This move is far too dangerous. If successful, there will be no laws to bind us, no methods to restrain us, and no consequences to destroy us. But if we are not careful, we will fall from our cultivation level and be doomed forever..."
The Heavenly Emperor reminded Han Xuanji:
"Fellow Daoist Han, please do not attempt the method of Sacrificing the Dao. Over countless years, only a handful of Wuji Beings have mastered this method."
Han Xuanji nodded, indicating that she would not do that.
What a joke! After years of arduous cultivation, he's about to achieve enlightenment, but if he fails, he'll be reduced to ashes. He's not going to gamble like that.
"What about the second route?"
Han Xuanji asked curiously.
The Heavenly Emperor shook his head and remained silent.
Han Xuanji asked, "Is it that you don't know?"
"No one has ever succeeded..."
The Heavenly Emperor thought for a moment and added:
"At least I don't know if anyone has ever succeeded."
Han Xuanji frowned slightly. It seemed that breaking through to the Hunyuan Wuji was much more difficult than he had imagined.
He suddenly remembered the path he had sensed in the the Unseen when he was refining the [ Mystic Heaven Creation Physique ].
That is a beacon leading to the Primordial Sea, an " Anchor of the Other Shore " left behind by the Dao Ancestor.
Does the Heavenly Emperor know of this?
Han Xuanji raised his eyes and looked at the calm figure opposite him.
The Heavenly Emperor remained calm; their conversation had been isolated, making it impossible for anyone else to overhear it.
Han Xuanji suddenly spoke:
"Does that fellow Daoist know where the Primordial Sea Dao Marker left behind by the Dao Ancestor is located?"
The Heavenly Emperor's fingertips paused slightly.
"Master Dao Ancestor..."
The Heavenly Emperor spoke slowly, his voice even lower than before.
"They did not inform me of this specific information before leaving."
Han Xuanji did not respond, but silently looked at the other person.
He knew whether it was true or false, but if he didn't ask, it would seem rather strange of him.
The Heavenly Emperor continued:
He only said, "The anchor has been lowered; we await the right person to come, and the right door to open."