"Help—help us—become the king—"
True Person Qianxin murmured these words repeatedly, his voice hoarse.
He subconsciously activated a calming and focused Law Technique, and a cool, refreshing Daoist intent rose from his Purple Mansion, cleansing his Divine Soul and scanning his spiritual platform.
I fear that I have gone astray in my spiritual practice and have been invaded by an all-pervasive inner demon, causing such absurd auditory hallucinations and delusions.
Situ Huaji did the same, and even more exaggeratedly, he bit his own tongue. A sweet, metallic taste and excruciating pain came over him, but his mind became even clearer.
Although True Person Ling did not make such an overt gesture, the rapidly shifting light in his eyes and the slight trembling of his fingers indicated that he was using his own Secret Method to examine both the internal and external aspects.
After a series of measures...
The three people's expressions gradually changed from extreme shock and disbelief to a more complex one.
Astonishment, ecstasy, confusion, and even a slight sense of unreality, as if in a dream.
But ultimately, all their senses tell them one fact:
All of this before my eyes----
like----
It's all true!
"Thump!" "Thump!" "Thump!"
Without any further hesitation!
Almost simultaneously, the three of them knelt heavily on the ground again, with even greater speed and force than before!
His forehead slammed hard against the cold, hard bluestone floor, making a dull thud.
His voice, trembling and distorted with overwhelming excitement and gratitude, resounded throughout the Daoist temple. "We await..."
"We kowtow in gratitude to the True Lord for His boundless grace!"
"I am willing to die for the True Lord! Even if I die a hundred times and suffer a thousand calamities, even if my soul is scattered and my spirit is destroyed, I will have no regrets!"
Looking at the three people in front of him who were so excited that they could hardly contain themselves and were frantically expressing their loyalty, Qi Yun's faint smile remained. He gently waved his hand, and a gentle yet irresistible force lifted the three of them up.
"Alright." His voice was calm, carrying a knowing understanding of people's hearts. "If I didn't trust you, I wouldn't have entrusted this fortuitous opportunity to you."
"Go." Qi Yun flicked his finger, and three ancient decrees, flowing with chaotic colors and containing Dao patterns, gently floated down in front of the three people.
"Bear my decree and proceed to Mystic Grinding Cliff."
"There, someone will meet you and guide you."
"They will help you solidify and improve your cultivation in the shortest possible time, until you reach the peak of the Great True Person Realm."
With trembling hands, the three of them respectfully held up the decree before them, which was as light as a feather yet as heavy as a mountain. They felt the supreme Daoist charm and authority of " Primordial Unity " contained within it, and their hearts surged once again!
"I will obey the True Lord's decree!"
They bowed deeply once more, carefully tucking the decree into the innermost part of their bodies, before bowing and backing away from the courtyard. Only after turning the corner of the mountain path did they transform into three beams of excited light, rushing towards the direction of Mystic Grinding Cliff.
After the three men were dismissed, the Daoist temple courtyard returned to tranquility.
Qi Yun picked up the rough pottery teapot on the stone table and refilled a cup of tea for the young Daoist priest opposite him, who had been sitting quietly without saying a word and whose face was clear.
The tea steamed gently, its aroma delicate and refined.
Qi Yun looked at the other person and spoke slowly, "Teacher----"
"I have not given you this opportunity to become your ruler."
You won't be angry with me, will you?
Upon hearing Qi Yun's words, Xuanming was taken aback at first, then shook his head and smiled.
His smile was peaceful and magnanimous, his eyes filled with satisfaction, emotion, and a clear understanding of the ways of the world.
"Your current cultivation level is more than ten thousand times greater than mine, reaching a height that even I could never attain in my previous life."
Xuanming picked up his teacup and took a small sip.
How you do it is based on your own considerations and plans.
How can you blame me?
The tea mist continued to drift, and the aroma lingered.
Qi Yun also picked up his teacup, but did not drink it.
He raised his head, his gaze piercing through the simple eaves of the Daoist temple, looking up at the endless, vast, and boundless sky, his eyes becoming deep and distant.
"Teacher, you are wise," he said slowly, "Although I could use the ' Primordial Unity ' method to directly obtain the Dao Fruit from the All Wonders Heaven..."
"But—" he paused slightly, "Any Dao Fruit that I have plucked, whether it originally had an owner or not, was immediately subdued and governed by my Dao of Primordial Unity the moment it was plucked."
"Therefore, those who use these Dao Fruit to become rulers—" Qi Yun's gaze returned to Xuanming, his eyes sparkling, "Their foundation in the Great Dao will be forever marked with the ' Primordial Unity '."
"Their Dao Path will forever be governed and influenced by my Dao of Primordial Unity."
"Furthermore—the higher one's cultivation level, the more profound and inseparable this dominance and influence will become."
"Over time----"
His words at that moment carried a chilling air of superiority. "They will revere me as if I were God!"
Qi Yun's words caused even the usually calm and open-minded Xuanming to suddenly become serious.
Although he knew long ago that Qi Yun's strength far surpassed that of ordinary True Lord.
But now that I hear it—
This is more than just "strong".
This fundamentally redefines the relationship between " Dao Fruit " and " True Lord "!
Not only can one freely pluck those lofty Dao Fruit—
It can even be used to artificially—
" The True Lord of Manufacturing!"
Xuanming couldn't help but utter those four words in a low voice, his voice trembling slightly.
"So—" Xuanming took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, "That's why you didn't use this technique on me?"
"Yes." Qi Yun nodded frankly, "My teacher has guided and protected me."
I hope that your path, Teacher, is purely your own, unburdened by any external forces.
Even if the road ahead is more difficult, you are still you.
Xuanming remained silent for a moment, then let out a long sigh. The complex emotions in his eyes vanished, leaving only relief and acceptance. "You've gone further than I imagined."
"Since you have this ability, then go ahead and do it."
Qi Yun his cup, using tea instead of wine, and lightly clinked it against Xuanming's.
The master and disciple said no more; everything was understood without words.
Time flies, and years pass quickly.
In the blink of an eye, thirty years have passed.
On this day, at Mystic Grinding Cliff, at the Dao Comprehension Platform.
This place is a forbidden area within a forbidden area of the Holy Sect, which Qi Yun personally transformed using the power of Primordial Unity, turning it into a realm independent of Xuanhuang.
A small-scale Dao Realm where the flow of time and space is unpredictable.
Over the past thirty years, Qianxin, Situ Huaji, and True Person Ling have made rapid progress in their cultivation under the alternating instruction of the three True Lord Dharma Body — Great Sun Purple Ultimate, Youquan Blood Sea, and Sword Lord —and with the influx of countless resources. They have all reached the Great True Person Realm!
His aura was perfected, his Dao Foundation was solid, and all that was missing was that final step – the Dao Fruit!
And today is that final step!
"Buzz"
Above Mystic Grinding Cliff, the void suddenly rippled like water, and Qi Yun's figure appeared silently directly above the Dao Comprehension Platform.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze calmly sweeping over the three people sitting cross-legged below, their expressions tense yet expectant, and nodded slightly.
The time has come.
After he finished speaking, he said no more, slowly raised his right hand, and gently drew a line in the void above his head that the Unseen to connect with the All Wonders Heaven!
"Sigh" 6
The void was torn open like a piece of cloth, leaving a huge rift!
Beyond the rift lay a dazzling world, imbued with the vastness of the Dao – a glimpse into the All Wonders Heaven!
Countless Dao Fruit floated and sank within it, like stars!
"The first one, the [ Formless Myriad Transformations Dao Fruit ], is given to me— Qianxin."
A glint of light flashed in Qi Yun's eyes. He aimed at a certain spot in the Star Sea of Dao Fruit, spread his five fingers slightly, and made a grabbing motion in mid-air!
"Boom!"
A strange Dao Fruit, with a wondrously transparent color throughout, seemingly without a fixed shape and constantly changing freely, was steadily plucked out by a chaotic, colorful hand that materialized out of thin air!
The moment the Dao Fruit left the All Wonders Heaven, it unleashed terrifying Daoist energy fluctuations, seemingly about to transform into countless different Daoist attacks.
But under the suppression of the Primordial Unity chaos, it instantly returned to calm and became extremely docile.
"Go!"
Qi Yun flicked his finger, and the transparent Dao Fruit, which was flowing with the Daoist charm of formlessness and myriad transformations, transformed into a stream of Flowing Light and went straight into the brow of Daoist Qianxin below!
"Ugh—" Daoist Qianxin trembled violently, his face contorted by the sudden influx of powerful Daoist rhymes and information. But he gritted his teeth and desperately circulated the fusion method taught by Qi Yun before he began to merge with the "Formless Myriad Transformations" Dao Fruit with difficulty and determination!
His figure began to become somewhat ethereal, with countless scenes flashing by around him, as if simultaneously evolving into a myriad of possibilities.
"The second one, [ Mystic Sea Metal Command Dao Fruit ], is given to— Situ Huaji."
The Qi Yun continued without pause, and once again, reflecting the All Wonders Heaven, they reached out and grabbed!
"Clang!"
A deafening clang, as if piercing eardrums, exploded out!
A domineering Dao Fruit, its entire body a blend of dark gold and deep blue, shaped like an inverted giant axe that split the heavens, exuding boundless sharpness, a chilling aura, and a vast, heavy Daoist charm, was seized by Caiyi's large hand!
Dao Fruit's body spontaneously emitted thousands of golden halberd beams and deep blue water blades, attempting to tear everything apart, but they were easily smoothed out by the Primordial Unity colorful intent.
"Melt!"
With a flick of his finger, Qi Yun sent the Mystic Sea Metal Command Dao Fruit into a streak of interwoven gold and blue Flowing Light, which crashed into Situ Huaji's chest!
"Puff!"
Situ Huaji spat out a mouthful of blood that gleamed with a metallic sheen, but a terrifying glint flashed in his eyes!
His muscles bulged, and countless golden and deep blue Dao patterns seemed to be moving beneath his skin, emitting a thunderous roar!
A terrifying aura, both domineering and imbued with the lingering power of Xuan Shui, rose from his body once more!
"The third one, the [ Myriad Yao Great Devil Dao Fruit ], belongs to Yu Ling."
One last grab!
"Roar"
A silent roar, filled with Savage Wilderness, violence, and chaos, seemed to have come from the very beginning of time!
A terrifying Dao Fruit, as black as ink, with countless different demonic patterns and designs flowing across its surface, and seemingly containing the phantoms of countless demon Gods and Devils and lords, was grasped by Caiyi's large hand!
This Dao Fruit resisted most fiercely, even conjuring phantom images of High Antiquity ferocious beasts such as Qiongqi and Xiangliu to attack it.
But under the absolute Primordial Unity status, all resistance is futile and is quickly suppressed and subdued.
"Combine!"
With his final finger, Qi Yun transformed the "Great Demon of Ten Thousand Demons" Dao Fruit, representing the ultimate and most ferocious path of demons, into a jet-black demonic light that pierced directly into True Person Ling's crown chakra!
"Ugh----" True Person Ling groaned, his eyes instantly turning into pure black, and strange and noble purplish-black demonic patterns began to appear on his forehead, cheeks, arms and other parts of his body!
Behind him, a majestic demonic figure with two horns on its head, demonic wings on its back, and Yao Qi slowly solidified!
An aura, a blend of extreme eeriness and absolute dominance, soared into the sky!
The three Dao Fruit were implanted into the bodies of the three individuals respectively!
The entire Mystic Grinding Cliff Dao Realm trembled violently because of these three terrifying Dao auras that suddenly erupted and continued to rise!
Countless strange phenomena arose from the void.
All things are born and Ruins of Return; there are swords and horses that shake mountains and rivers; and there are countless demons that pay homage to the Devil Master has descended upon the world!
At the same time, ripples spread across the All Wonders Heaven, attracting countless gazes.
Qi Yun hovered silently in the air, watching the three below enter the most crucial stage of fusion and transformation. His eyes showed neither sorrow nor joy as he turned and left.
The real test and protection of the Dharma have only just begun.
A new era is about to begin.