My Dao Is the Many!

The sky and earth were vast, and the dark clouds gradually receded.

Qi Yun stood with his hands behind his back, his dark blue Daoist robe motionless.

Those vast, azure-gold eyes gazed upon the varied expressions on the faces of the Great True Person who were receiving the True Lord's will, and the helpless smile on his lips deepened even further.

He was already aware of the rules established by the True Lord.

The Great True Person must not leave the arena.

He Qi Yun, but was banned.

"That was decisive and efficient—"

He murmured to himself, his voice low but carrying a hint of ambiguous laughter.

Helpless?

It's truly unavoidable.

But he could not disobey.

The decisions of the True Lord are a balance reached after much negotiation among various parties in the All Wonders Heaven.

He has two incarnations of True Lord.

However, both of them had only just entered the realm of True Lord.

The Fruition Status has been initially established, but the foundation is not yet stable.

And those True Lord from the All Wonders Heaven just now— Qingyuan Daodao, Wudao Jifa, Nine Revolutions Nine Nethers Swallowing Sun, Sage Wang, Eastern Sea Dragon Lord—

Which one isn't a long-established, classic piece?

Which one hasn't walked this path for thousands of years?

If things really escalate to a head-on confrontation, neither of his two avatars will gain the upper hand.

"Fine."

Qi Yun shook his head slightly, a thoughtful glint flashing deep within his azure-gold eyes. "Since we can't directly participate in the war—"

"Let's take advantage of this rare moment of leisure to discuss things with Youquan."7

"The profound mysteries of achieving the throne through the [Xuanhuang Dao Attainment Method]."

The moment the thought arose, the the Unseen connection was already being conveyed.

Above an endless Blood Sea.

Youquan sat cross-legged on the Twelfth-Grade Blood Lotus, with Avici in his left hand and Yuantu in his right, and the Daoist aura of the Blood Sea flowing endlessly around him.

"I certainly know how to pick my timing."

The Twelfth-Grade Blood Lotus beneath him turned slightly.

As the lotus petals spun gently, a beam of blood-red light shot out from the lotus heart, piercing straight into the void and disappearing into the the Unseen Long River of Cause and Effect.

The next second!

Qi Yun's figure suddenly disappeared into the sky.

When Qi Yun opened his eyes again, the scene before him was completely different.

It was no longer the battlefield with fierce winds in the sky, no longer the world where countless cultivators confronted and fought each other, no longer the familiar Xuanhuang Home Realm.

Instead, it was an endless Blood Sea.

As far as the eye could see, there was no end in sight, only the thick, black and red waves of blood, surging endlessly.

Above the Blood Sea, the sky hangs low.

Occasionally, a ray of sunlight would pierce through the dark red, falling upon the Blood Sea, transforming into faint golden-red rays that were instantly swallowed by the surging waves of blood.

And at the very center of this Blood Sea.

A Twelfth-Grade Blood Lotus floats silently in the air.

The blood lotus was as large as a canopy, with twelve layers of petals, each petal displaying a vibrant, luscious crimson color.

On the lotus platform, Youquan sat cross-legged.

Crimson robes, flowing black hair, left hand Avici, right hand holding Yuantu, Blood Sea Daoist energy swirling around him.

He sat quietly on the lotus platform, like the sole ruler of this boundless Blood Sea.

Not far from him, another blood lotus slowly rose, carrying Qi Yun's figure.

Qi Yun stood with his hands behind his back on the blood lotus, surveying the boundless sea of the Blood Sea around him, his eyes flickering slightly.

He spoke slowly, his voice echoing above the Blood Sea: "Here—"

"Is this your Divine Court?"

Upon hearing this, Youquan nodded slightly, a hint of smugness flashing in his blood-red eyes. "Not bad."

"The true spirit resides within the Dao Fruit, high above the All Wonders Heaven, and can then, through the power of the Fruition Status, open the Divine Court."

He raised his left hand, the jet-black Avici Sword pausing slightly as it pointed towards the surging waves of blood in the distance. "This is the Divine Court realm I created, based on the Blood Sea, grounded in slaughter, and centered on the Dao Fruit."

"Within the Divine Court, I am the ruler."

As he spoke, the blood waves in the distance suddenly surged, transforming into a towering Blood Sea dharma image that bowed slightly in Qi Yun's direction before turning back into blood waves and returning to calm.

Qi Yun watched this scene and nodded slightly.

"Divine Court ----"

He repeated it softly, a thoughtful glint in his blue-gold eyes.

Youquan put away the Avici Yuantu, casually rested his hands on his knees, and began to explain the mysteries of the True Lord realm to Qi Yun: "The foundation of True Lord has achieved the Xuanhuang Dao Attainment Method lies in the Dao Fruit."

"The Dao Fruit hangs high in the All Wonders Heaven, where the true spirit resides, thus escaping the direct erosion of the Long River of Time."

May you live to be three thousand years old!

"The stability of Dao Fruit depends on three things," "First, the foundation of one's own Dao Path."

"Secondly, the depth to Fruition Status is rooted in the All Wonders Heaven."

Thirdly----

He paused slightly, his smile deepening, "The strength of a lineage."

Qi Yun raised an eyebrow slightly. "Tradition?"

"Indeed," Youquan said slowly, "The greatest change since the True Lord ascended to the All Wonders Heaven lies in this."

He raised his hand, pointing to the depths of the Blood Sea sky. "Does this Venerable One know why, among the All Wonders Heaven, the older True Lord is, the more terrifying their strength becomes?"

Qi Yun's eyes flashed. "I'd like to hear the details."

"Because the Fruition Status will actively absorb the wandering Dao intent in the world that is in harmony with its own Dao, nourishing the True Lord."

Youquan spoke slowly, a complex light flashing in his blood-red eyes. "In other words, even if True Lord simply sits still, their cultivation level continues to increase."

"One thousand years, two thousand years, three thousand years----"

"The reason why those veteran True Lord possess such powerful auras is because they have endured so much hardship."

Qi Yun nodded slightly upon hearing this.

This was pretty much exactly what he had guessed.

But that's only one aspect.

Youquan changed the subject, his voice now carrying a hint of gravity. "What truly distinguishes True Lord from Foundation Establishment cultivator is something else entirely."

He looked at Qi Yun, a profound light flashing in his blood-red eyes. "When one is Foundation Establishment, what one cultivates is—'My body is the Dao'."

"Once one ascends to the All Wonders Heaven, the path one has cultivated will become—"

He paused slightly, then slowly uttered, word by word. "My Way is the multitude."

Qi Yun's gaze suddenly sharpened.

"I say—that is, the masses?"

"Exactly."

Youquan slowly rose and stood atop the Twelfth-Grade Blood Lotus, his crimson robes fluttering even without wind.

He raised his hand and waved it, and countless tiny blood-red light spots suddenly appeared on the Blood Sea.

The countless points of light, like stars, were scattered across the Blood Sea.

"These points of light represent the cultivators under my lineage."

Youquan spoke slowly, his blood-red eyes gazing at the points of light, a complex light flashing within them. "Some of them are in the Northwest, some in the Central Plains, and some are even overseas."

They cultivate various Cultivation Method derived from the Great Dao of the Blood Sea; the Dao they seek is my own Great Dao of the Blood Sea.

"And with each glimpse of the Dao they comprehend, each breakthrough in their cultivation level, and each tribulation they endure..."

"Those insights, those experiences, and that understanding of the Great Dao of the Blood Sea will all, in the Unseen, feed back to me."

Upon hearing Qi Yun, a dazzling light suddenly burst forth from the depths of Qi Yun's azure-gold eyes!

You mean—

"Indeed." Youquan nodded slightly. "The more cultivators of the Daoist lineage there are, the more insights True Lord can gain."

"Those insights, though mostly superficial, accumulate little by little, like grains of sand forming a whole."

"Over a hundred or a thousand years, this will accumulate into a vast amount of resources."

He raised his hand, pointing to the crimson dots of light. "At the same time, I can integrate my own understanding of the Great Dao into my Fruition Status, increasing Fruition Status foundation and power."

"After the Fruition Status is enhanced, it can better nourish the cultivators of the Dao lineage under its command."

"Just as a great master is compared to a wild, unorthodox Rogue Cultivator."

He withdrew his hand, looked at Qi Yun, and his blood-red eyes gleamed with an unprecedented light. "This is one..."

"My way is the way of all!"

Qi Yun remained silent for a long time.

He gazed at the dense, countless blood-red dots of light, at the boundless Blood Sea, and at the blood-red figure standing atop the Twelfth-Grade Blood Lotus.

Countless thoughts surged wildly through my mind.

"During the Foundation Establishment, what I cultivate is the Dao itself—"

He murmured to himself, a hint of realization in his voice. "And after ascending to the All Wonders Heaven, the path I cultivate becomes my Way, which is the Way of All Beings."

"I see."

Upon hearing Youquan sat cross-legged on the lotus platform, casually resting his hands on his knees, and continued, "And for True Lord of the Initial Realm to step into the Middle Realm, the threshold is also related to this 'My Dao is the Masses'."

Qi Yun raised an eyebrow. "What threshold?"

"Nine True Person."

Youquan spoke slowly, each word clear and distinct. "Under one's own lineage, there must be nine Foundation Establishment True Person."

"The more True Person has, the more stable and solid Fruition Status's attainment will be; the fewer True Person has, the Fruition Status will stagnate, or even be shaken due to an unstable foundation."

Qi Yun's gaze sharpened.

Nine True Person ----

The images of the True Person of the Wuji Sacred Sect instantly flashed through his mind.

"And what about when you step into the later stages from the middle realm?" he asked.

"Nine Great True Person," Youquan replied, "Great Immortals who have gathered the Immortal Aspect, only one step away from knocking on the threshold of True Lord Great True Person."

"Only when nine Great True Person are in charge of the Dao lineage can Fruition Status be truly stable and bear the power of True Lord."

Qi Yun remained silent for a moment, then slowly asked, "What about beyond the Later Realm?"

Upon hearing Youquan, a complex light flashed in Youquan's blood-red eyes.

He remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "Three True Lord."

"Under its own lineage, three True Lord must emerge."

"At that time, the three Dao Path will resonate, the Fruition Status be elevated, and one will reach the deepest depths of the All Wonders Heaven."

"He is none other than the Great True Lord!"

Qi Yun remained silent for a long time.

In my mind, it's as if a large door is slowly opening.

"Nine True Person —Nine Great True Person —Three True Lord— "

He repeated softly, a light like never before gleaming in the depths of his azure-gold eyes. "So—this is the essence of the True Lord's Path."

Youquan looked at him and then spoke.

"Now you understand, don't you?"

He spoke slowly, his voice carrying a meaningful smile, "Why would those True Lord who have already reached the pinnacle of this realm still recruit disciples?"

"Because it's not just about inheritance, not just about power, but also—"

"The Dao Path itself."

Qi Yun raised his head and looked into the depths of the Blood Sea sea of sky, towards the higher-dimensional All Wonders Heaven in the the Unseen.

Those azure-gold eyes were now burning with an unprecedented light.