plumnovel Chapter 28 was quite fruitful.
Chapter 28 was quite fruitful.
As the discussion among the immortals drew to a close, the colorful celestial flowers falling from the sky and the golden lotuses emerging from the earth above the Jade Pool Wonderland slowly dissipated as the great beings ceased their discourses.
Xuan Yao sat upright on the futon at the end of the table and exhaled a long breath.
At this moment, he felt that his mind had accumulated countless profound insights and mysterious inspirations.
The sheer volume of content nearly burst his perfected Xuanxian soul.
Xuan Yao was extremely clear-headed. Although it was a heaven-defying opportunity for a great master to expound the Dao, given his current level of cultivation, he would already be incredibly lucky to be able to memorize and comprehend even a fraction of it.
If one continues to listen without restraint, it is easy to overdo it and cause mental chaos, or even be backfired by the laws of the Great Dao that are far beyond one's own level, damaging one's own foundation.
Fortunately, this long-lasting and earth-shattering Yaochi Festival has finally come to an end.
The powerful figures either rose to bid farewell to the Queen Mother of the West, or exchanged a few pleasantries with each other, before transforming into streaks of earth-shattering light and departing from Xikunlun.
Xuan Yao composed himself, stood up from the table, and carefully put away the Ren Shui peach bestowed upon him by the Queen Mother of the West.
Then, he turned around and walked up to his two senior sisters, Su Nu and Xuan Nu.
"Today, I witnessed the immortals discussing the Dao, and I benefited greatly from it. I am now preparing to return to the mountain to go into seclusion and digest what I have learned."
Xuan Yao cupped his hands, his posture upright, and said "Greetings" with neither arrogance nor servility.
Su Nu remained as gentle and composed as ever, nodding slightly as she said:
"Junior Brother, after listening to the Dao this time, your aura of fortune and misfortune has become even more restrained. It seems that you will break through to the Golden Immortal realm soon."
Go now, lest you neglect your cultivation.
Xuan Nu gave him a deep look, her cold eyes revealing a hint of expectation:
"Your method of using formations to ward off evil spirits, and the array sword method that Uncle-Master Shangqing Tongtian will teach you today, will be of great benefit to you."
"Go back and study this carefully. Once you break through to the Golden Immortal realm, come back to the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden Cave to verify your abilities with me."
"Thank you for your kind words, senior sisters. I'll take my leave now."
After bidding farewell to his two senior sisters, Xuan Yao did not linger in the inner mountains of Xikunlun for even a moment longer.
He, along with a group of inner disciples, respectfully bowed to the Queen Mother of the West, who sat high on the cloud platform, outside the main hall.
After the Queen Mother of the West nodded slightly, Xuan Yao did not hesitate to ride a cloud of auspiciousness and head straight for his dojo located more than 10,000 miles away in the Qinghei Mountain Range.
Throughout the journey, Xuan Yao pushed the concealment technique to its limit.
At this moment, all he wanted to do was to return to the mountain and go into seclusion as soon as possible.
Because Xuan Yao knew better than anyone else that the greatest opportunity at this Yaochi Peach Banquet was definitely not as simple as letting him eat an extra top-grade Ren Shui peach.
It lies in three points.
Firstly, as a listener at the end of the table, I truly witnessed the terrifying structure at the highest level of the primordial world among the immortals.
The profound wisdom of the Three Pure Ones, the domineering aura of the Demon Emperor, the creation of Nuwa...
These powerful beings, who originally existed only in later legends, made him fully understand his position in this vast and primordial world, and also gave him a more intuitive judgment on the future trend.
Secondly, they could extract what they needed from the discussions of great beings such as Tongtian Jiaozhu and Yuanshi Tianzun.
Especially in the areas of array formation and weapon crafting, his insightful guidance directly filled in the last bit of enlightenment for him on the unique path of using arrays to control evil.
Thirdly, and this is also an extremely pragmatic point.
He officially got involved with Xuan Nu, the senior sister of Xikunlun!
Xuan Yao knew all too well the terrifying karma and status that Xuan Nu would have during the future rise of the human race.
With this friendship forged through shared experiences, his future plans in the prehistoric world and the Heavenly Court would have gained an even more significant trump card.
"For me, who is now at the peak of the Profound Immortal realm but has not yet broken through to the Golden Immortal realm, these three points combined are no less significant than obtaining an ordinary innate spiritual treasure!"
Xuan Yao secretly plotted above the clouds, his eyes gleaming with increasing intensity.
Before long, the familiar outline of the Qinghei Mountain Range came into view.
"Activate the formation!"
Xuan Yao descended from the clouds and threw out the jade tablet.
The protective maze instantly opened a portal, and Xuan Yao flashed inside.
As soon as he returned to the dojo, Xuan Yao immediately summoned the two boys, Qingya and Yuanguo, as well as the white-robed old fox, to his side.
"From this day forward, I will embark on a life-or-death seclusion. I vow not to emerge until I attain the Golden Immortal realm!"
Xuan Yao's expression was solemn as he slowly spoke:
"You shall all quickly close the mountain and guard the formation. No matter what earth-shattering events occur in the outside world, no one shall come to disturb my peaceful cultivation."
Seeing their master's solemn expression, Qingya and the others were all alarmed, knowing that this seclusion was no small matter.
They immediately knelt down and loudly agreed:
"I will obey Your Excellency's decree!"
After dismissing everyone, Xuan Yao strode into the secret chamber deep within the icy pool.
He went straight to the branch of the Enlightenment Tea Tree that emitted a soft, clear light, and sat cross-legged on a white jade futon.
Xuan Yao took a deep breath and waved his sleeve.
The newly acquired Ren-water peach from the Jade Pool Gathering floated quietly in front of him, radiating an alluring innate water element essence.
This time, he was no longer simply digesting the essence of the peaches and accumulating magical power.
Instead, he planned to use the newly acquired peach, the remaining medicinal power in his body, the branch of the Enlightenment Tea Tree above his head, and the vast insights accumulated from listening to the Dao at Yaochi.
With these three terrifying accumulations that can be described as defying the heavens, they accomplished their goal in one fell swoop and knocked open the Golden Immortal gate that had blocked countless primordial beings!
Xuan Yao knew very well that the Golden Immortal realm was different from the Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, and Profound Immortal realms.
That was a completely different world!
Ultimately, what immortals seek is longevity and profound magical power.
However, the Golden Immortal realm represents the first true encounter a cultivator has with the laws on the path of cultivation, a terrifying hurdle that signifies immortality!
The so-called gold is immortal and lives as long as heaven and earth.
Once this threshold is crossed, the first wisp of indestructible golden nature is formed.
This means that one's physical body and primordial spirit have completely broken free from the constraints of ordinary lifespan.
Even if the physical body is destroyed, as long as the metal element remains, it can be reborn from the ashes and make a comeback!
More importantly, in this chaotic world where powerful beings are everywhere and even Golden Immortals are as worthless as dogs.
Only by truly reaching the Golden Immortal realm can one barely shed the status of an ant in this cruel world.
From then on, they truly possessed the foundation to establish themselves in one place and even participate in the even larger primordial chess game of the future!
"Today, let me, Xuan Yao, truly step into the realm of immortality!"
With this thought in mind, Xuan Yao had no more distracting thoughts.
He slowly closed his eyes, and his hands formed an extremely complex mudra for the "Golden Palace Mysterious Demon True Explanation" on his knees.
"Buzz—"
Above his head, the branches of the Enlightenment Tea Tree swayed violently, scattering wisps of clear Daoist energy that felt almost tangible, completely protecting Xuan Yao's spiritual platform.
The Ren Shui peach floating in front of him, under the guidance of Xuan Yao's magic power, transformed into an extremely pure torrent of innate water energy, which surged into his limbs and bones through his mouth and nose.
Pure Qi of Blessings, Mysterious Influence of Destiny, Pure Light of Enlightenment, Spiritual Qi of the Peach of Immortality...
Four terrifying forces, completely different yet originating from the same source, frantically merged within Xuan Yao's body.
Xuan Yao shut down his six senses, allowing himself to be completely submerged in the vast and boundless Dao and cultivation.