Chapter 1188: Chapter 713: Origin_2 Chapter 1188: Chapter 713: Origin_2 “Two senior brothers, there is no need to join the Scholar’s Palace now or even leave the Taoist Domain to seek refuge elsewhere, but when the turmoil intensifies and the root cause of the calamity behind it fully emerges, where in the vast Divine Land can one lie down without a care?”

“Under a collapsed nest, is there any intact egg? If the Scholar’s Palace cannot withstand the root cause of that calamity and fails to seize even a slim chance of survival, when turmoil eventually reaches its peak and darkness sweeps across the Divine Land, the common people everywhere, who can stay unharmed and safe?”

“Do the two senior brothers not see the grave importance and the matter of life and death here?”

The Bamboo Immortal spoke earnestly and patiently.

As True Immortals, they have exceptional vision and know many secrets. Although they do not completely understand the various aspects behind this Dark Chaos, they have seen many signs.

Otherwise, outside the Taoist Domain, there wouldn’t be so many Robbing Cultivators, and even True Immortals sacrificing themselves to join the fray.

Their actions are because they know that this Dark Chaos must have an ending; it is either the dispersal of darkness or the fall of all living beings.

The former goes without saying, and the latter is imaginable, which is why all parties are so urgent, desperately plundering resources to strengthen themselves.

If these Guest Elder True Immortals do not take this opportunity to support the Scholar’s Palace in suppressing the turmoil, when the day comes that the Scholar’s Palace falls to the root cause of this chaos and darkness completely envelops the Divine Land, who among them can be spared?

As True Immortals, do they not understand this benefit and harm?

“I have been shortsightedly concerned with my meager interests,” lamented Mei Immortal upon hearing the Bamboo Immortal’s words, and then stood up, grasping the Bamboo Immortal’s hand: “Do not worry, younger brother, I will immediately go to the Scholar’s Palace. Us brothers will advance and retreat together!”

“Elder brother!”

Seeing Mei Immortal’s change of attitude, Bamboo Immortal also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a light laugh, “There’s no need to rush like this. The Taoist Master has established a doctrine and is teaching it for three reasons: to attract talents for the world, to enhance the power of the Scholar’s Palace, and to prepare for war. This will take at least a hundred years to complete. We can contact various friends to join together, which would also count as some merit.”

“Excellent, excellent!”

“The youngest brother speaks wonderfully!”

“I will immediately send letters and invitations!”

“…”

Such scenes were not only happening in the Bamboo Forest Pavilion, but also in many Cave Mansions and Taoist Fields across the Taoist Domain.

The direction of the wind has changed abruptly, all sides are transforming!

Meanwhile, within the Wandao School.

Profound sounds echo, manifesting the truth, expounding the Taoist True Scriptures.

Xu Yang manifested a body, seated himself on the high platform to lecture on the scriptures, while his true self returned to his quarters.

The matters of teaching the Tao focus on progressing from the simple to the profound. It will take time for True Immortals and cultivators from all directions to come together, so there is no need for his true self to appear at present. One incarnate body reciting the scriptures is sufficient.

When all the cultivators gather and the teachings reach greater depths, then his true self will emerge, which will be just right.

During this time, he needs to consolidate his cultivation, tally the gains from this venture, and formulate the next strategy.

Regarding cultivation, there is no need to say much. With the sacred position of a Heavenly Immortal from the Mystic Yellow Realm and the Supreme Tao Fruit, his foundation is extremely solid. Having gone through the Three Calamities and achieved perfect merit, he has reached the peak in proving the Dao. Even at his normal state without employing the series of “external assistance” like the Nine Rituals Heavenly Venerate and Skill Characteristics, he can suppress all Earth Immortals within the same Realm, including the Ancient Great Emperors who likewise reached the peak Dao.

Heavenly Immortals do not emerge, no one can rival; this is the portrayal of him at the moment.

As for his gains, they need to be detailed.

He had three major gains this time.

The first is the improvement of cultivation and the breakthrough of realm, reaching the peak of proving the Dao.

The second is establishing the Tao and teaching it, with Heaven and Man in harmony, and merit is added to him.

The third is the extreme confrontation, seriously damaging the opponent, seizing the initiative.

The first has been discussed and needs no further mention.

The focus is on the second and third.

Establishing the Tao and teaching it, with Heaven and Man in harmony, merit is added to him!

This endeavor, Xu Yang has not experienced for the first time; he has already enjoyed it once in the Azure Star Realm, as the “Master of Fate!”

The principle here, to put it bluntly, is about painting a big pie in the sky for Heavenly Dao to feast on.

Once Heavenly Dao has devoured this big pie and recognized your doctrinal ideals, it will provide Qi Fortune Merit as an initial investment, and as you continue your actions and embody those doctrines, this investment will increase along with the thickness of the Qi Fortune and Merit you acquire.

To paint such a pie and in return receive such rewards, it’s a lucrative endeavor, yet few have attempted it since ancient times, including just four factions.

Why is that so? Is it because others do not wish to do it?

No, it’s because they can’t!

Painting a big pie is a skill in its own right, and painting one for Heavenly Dao is even more so.

It’s similar to obtaining a loan from a bank–why would a bank lend money to a beggar who has nothing, at the mere utterance of a few words? They’re not fools!

Hence, it’s not that others don’t want to, but rather they have no way to do so.

Forget Earth Immortals; even for Heavenly Immortals, establishing a sect acknowledgment by heaven and earth is not an easy feat.

Xu Yang, in his current form, is not a Heavenly Immortal; yet, he managed to establish a sect teaching because of a convergence of various factors.

First and foremost is the alignment of the right time, place, and people–there must be just the right opportunity, such as the invasion from other worlds like the Azure Star Realm, where the conditions for “loaning” from Heavenly Dao are greatly relaxed.

In such a situation, not just Earth Immortals, but even Human Immortals, and cultivators below Human Immortals, can paint pies for Heavenly Dao–promising world-saving vows and the like–to gain Merit and be protected by Qi Fortune.

Currently, although the Divine Land faces no foreign invasion, the source of the Dark Chaos originates from Heavenly Immortals of the Upper Realm and is an internal conflict, but an internal conflict is still a conflict–just as if in a board meeting, a major shareholder wants to swallow up the minor shareholders, there would certainly be resistance from others.

Thus, at times like these, the conditions for borrowing by painting pies are somewhat lessened, allowing him to establish a sect teaching with the status of an Earth Immortal, that not even a Heavenly Immortal might be able to establish.

This is a matter of the right time, place, and people. Apart from this, there’s also the effect of External Assistance–from the Supreme Dao and all laws returning to the source, coupled with the Supreme Tao Fruit of the Mystic Yellow Realm and his own enlightenment, all these elements came together to establish the Human Sect.

It was extremely difficult.

But he did it.

Next, all he needs to do is implement his doctrines throughout, then the Qi Fortune Merit will continue to deepen, gaining the treatment of a “Heaven and Earth Main Character,” with success in all endeavors and ultimately, he may even aspire to the Great Dao, achieving the esteemed status of a Heavenly Immortal or even that of a “Heavenly Emperor.”

This is also Xu Yang’s key to breaking through against his enemies!

Behind the Dark Chaos and the great calamity of the Divine Land, the dark hand has been almost confirmed to be that Demon Star from the Ancient Times, a Heavenly Immortal who fell from above.

According to the memories of the grey-clothed Old Ape, that Heavenly Immortal was a dominant figure in the Upper Realm, standing at the pinnacle–if not for inciting a collective outrage, provoking an alliance against him by the major Tao Lineages of the Upper Realm, including the Supreme Mysterious Ancestor, the Great Brahma Buddha Ancestor, and the most sacred of Confucian Gate, as well as other Heavenly Immortals, there wouldn’t have been a chance for his fall.

Xu Yang speculates that he was likely at the same level of existence as the Supreme Heavenly Emperor and the Lord of the Desire Realm, Mara, all wielding a portion of Golden Immortal Power while in the form of a Heavenly Immortal.

Today’s ordeal further proves this point.

He actually interfered with my Heavenly Tribulation!

This is inconceivably astonishing since Heavenly Dao is supremely fair and unselfish. Even amidst the thunderous tribulations, there are lifelines set in place, thus avoiding outcomes of certain death.

However, with his interference, my Earth Immortal Heavenly Tribulation has reached this level of severity, with even Chaos Divine Thunder appearing. If not for the fact that I have External Assistance at my side, I would have already been reduced to ash, my body dead and Tao disappeared.

Such capabilities exceed the limits of Heavenly Immortals, indicative of Golden Immortal Power.

It sounds strange–possessing the power of a Golden Immortal, why not come directly to slay me, instead of meddling with the Heavenly Tribulation?

It sounds strange, but it’s not hard to understand; the power of a Golden Immortal is a vague description. For example, the attributes panel on Xu Yang shows signs that its Status is certainly not below that of a Golden Immortal, but can Xu Yang use it to directly kill an enemy, to subdue a Heavenly Immortal or Earth Immortal?

No, it doesn’t have that function!

The same principle applies to the opponent; the source of that chaos holds the power of a Golden Immortal that perhaps can only be exerted at the level of Heavenly Dao and can’t directly kill an enemy.

Xu Yang defines it as an “auxiliary type” of Golden Immortal Power–not as direct as Supreme Heavenly Emperor and Moluo Boxun, but still enough for the source of that chaos to rise above their peers among Heavenly Immortals.

Unfortunately, while he is above them, he is not invincible, ultimately arousing collective rage and being defeated by the combined might of major Heavenly Immortals, reduced to a Demon Star falling on the Divine Land; though not dead, he was heavily wounded.

Now he is up against Xu Yang, driving the Heavenly Tribulation to obstruct my path, yet countered by Xu Yang’s Supreme Dao.

Heavenly Dao is calculated and just; forcefully meddling like this, even with the power of a Golden Immortal, will result in backlash, the only question is how much.

With this in mind, Xu Yang estimates that his current state is far from optimistic, and the Dao wounds he had recovered from might risk deteriorating.

So… strike while he’s sick, take his life?