“Baili, you’ve arrived.”
Xuanji Holy Lord smiled at the others. “Indeed.”
She brushed past Dao Yi, who was about to leave. Both paused.
Dao Yi turned his head. “Eerie Power… Baili, your Eerie Dao has already reached the Myriad Phase Realm. That’s incredibly fast. If you had continued cultivating Xuanji’s Art instead of switching to Eerie Power, perhaps you would have been the third to enter the Ancient Ancestor Realm.”
Baili’s eyes flickered. “If you hadn’t split off those two Sub-souls, you would have entered the Ancient Ancestor Realm long ago. Perhaps even faster than Senior Sister Ji Fuyao and Ye Chen.”
Dao Yi shook his head. “The people from the Eerie Plateau didn’t give you any trouble, did they?”
Baili replied, “No.”
Dao Yi sighed. “Sometimes, I truly admire your courage and choices. It should have been me who ventured into the Eerie Plateau to cultivate Eerie Power, to share Sir’s burdens. The Eerie Race are, after all, an alien race. They don’t belong to this Starry Sky. Those not of our kind are sure to have different hearts.”
Baili tilted her snow-white neck slightly and nodded. “Precisely. When I cultivated Eerie Power, I felt a completely repellent force. Our Daos are different, so we cannot walk the same path. Perhaps a war between us and the Eerie Plateau is inevitable.”
Dao Yi agreed, then departed.
Baili then approached the white-robed man from behind and bowed respectfully. “Sir, I have some questions to ask.”
The white-robed man replied, “You may.”
Baili asked, “Sir, what is the difference between the Eerie Dao and the Orthodox Dao?”
The white-robed man said, “In this world, where there is the orthodox, there is the eerie; just as where there is black, there is white; where there is heaven, there is earth.”
Xuanji Holy Lord Baili then asked several more questions, directly probing the Origin of Eerie Power.
The white-robed man said, “To cultivate the Eerie Dao, you need to make some modifications. That Dao originates from beyond this Starry Sky, and you are a person of this Starry Sky.”
Xuanji Holy Lord nodded inwardly, understanding that Sir was referring to “localized improvements.” No wonder she had encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation recently. Cultivation couldn’t simply be a matter of “taking and using.”
Following this, Xuanji Holy Lord continuously sought guidance, recording all the essence spoken by the white-robed man, and began to create a brand new cultivation technique for herself: the Dao of Eerie Scripture.
Xuanji Holy Lord sat withered beneath the white-robed man’s giant tree, constantly deducing and refining.
Within a month.
Black, eerie gases filled her surroundings, Eerie Power and ominous forces surged wildly, forming an incredibly terrifying storm. Xuanji Holy Lord’s jade-like hands continuously moved, and black Ancient Characters were steadily infused into an Ancient Jade Slip before her.
Before long.
Xuanji Holy Lord slowly opened her eyes, took the Ancient Jade Slip into her hand, and bowed once more to the white-robed man. “Sir, this is the Dao of Eerie Scripture I created after receiving your teachings. Would you mind taking a look?”
The white-robed man nodded.
Whoosh! The Ancient Jade Slip transformed into a streak of light and appeared before the white-robed man.
With a thought, he began to recite aloud, “The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao; the Eerie that can be eeried is not the eternal Eerie…”
Numerous characters flowed forth!
The white-robed man nodded. “Not bad.”
Then, he made some modifications to the cultivation technique. When Xuanji Holy Lord received it again, it had already become an Ancient Ancestor-level cultivation technique. As long as one cultivated it to perfection, they could enter the Ancient Ancestor Realm!
Xuanji Holy Lord did not leave, but continued cultivating beneath the giant tree. Her cultivation advanced rapidly!
Seven-star Myriad Phase Realm!
Eight-star Myriad Phase Realm!
Nine-star Myriad Phase Realm!
…
By the time Xuanji Holy Lord’s cultivation reached the peak of Nine-star Myriad Phase Realm, a Daoist-robed man approached from a distance. It was Dao Yi! The aura of an Ancient Ancestor surged around him!
Not far away, Ji Fuyao and Ye Chen looked somewhat surprised. “Congratulations.”
Dao Yi smiled. “I gave up on Combine Daos.” He entered the Ancient Ancestor Realm using the Origin of Dao. His other two Sub-souls, Wuwu and Chen Changsheng, were at Nine-star Myriad Phase Realm.
Ye Chen was puzzled. “Why give up?”
Dao Yi said, “It’s too difficult. Forcing three Great Daos to simultaneously enter the Ancient Ancestor Realm would also wear down Wuwu and Chen Changsheng. It’s simply too hard.”
Ji Fuyao’s starry eyes flickered. “Was Ancient Ancestor Mei the one who influenced you?” After all, Dao Yi’s devotion to the Dao had always been incredibly firm; he would never give up halfway. A woman had truly swayed Dao Yi’s heart for cultivation!
Just then.
Boom! From Xuanji Holy Lord’s cultivation spot, a black storm shot straight into the sky. Eerie Power, like a black dragon, coiled around her, and the aura of the Ancient Ancestor Realm surged from within her body.
Ye Chen smiled. “Baili has also entered the Ancient Ancestor Realm.”
Dao Yi’s lips curled slightly. “I was still a step faster than Baili. However, if I were to Combine Daos, I’d probably be slower than Baili, perhaps even slower than Ah Li.”
Before long.
Xuanji Holy Lord slowly rose and bowed respectfully to the white-robed man. “Thank you, Sir!” Her ability to enter the Ancient Ancestor Realm was inseparable from Sir’s teachings! It could be said he had nurtured her every step of the way.
Sir nodded faintly.
Dao Yi quickly came behind Sir and respectfully asked, “Sir, I have come this time to request cultivation techniques for Chen Changsheng and Wuwu. In the future, they too will have the potential to enter the Ancient Ancestor Realm.”
Whoosh! Two streaks of light flew out from Dao Yi’s body. One was Chen Changsheng, the other Wuwu. Both bowed respectfully.
Sir asked, “Which Great Dao do you wish to cultivate?”
Chen Changsheng said, “I am weary of the endless conflicts in this Star Sea. I wish to cultivate the Method of Longevity and the Method of Non-Action.”
Wuwu said, “I wish to sever my connection with Dao Yi.”
Half a day later.
The white-robed man took out two jade slips. One was called the Wuwei Scripture! The other was called the Wuwu Scripture!
Dao Yi made a solemn promise, “One day, when you both enter the Ancient Ancestor Realm, I will separate from you two. From then on, you will be you, and I will be me.”
This promise was made under the witness of Sir, Ji Fuyao, Ye Chen, Baili, and others.
…
As this scene gradually blurred, becoming incredibly fragmented.
Lu Xuan slowly opened his eyes. At this moment, he had refined all of Sir’s remnant Dao Rhyme. “Am I Lu Xuan? Or Sir?” Lu Xuan murmured. Soon, his eyes blazed as he declared, “I am Lu Xuan.”
At this point, his body had undergone immense changes. Sir’s remnant Dao Rhyme, though incomplete, contained the profound mysteries of countless Great Daos. It was only during the First Star Sea War that he had burned himself, infusing Reincarnation Power into Ji Fuyao, Ye Chen, and all those who stood by him. Furthermore, even after his apparent demise, he had secretly protected this Star Sea. Therefore, Sir’s Dao Rhyme had become very fragmented. Yet, even in this state, it was a Dao Rhyme far surpassing that of any ordinary Ancient Ancestor! Sir’s strength far exceeded that of a typical Ancient Ancestor!
Just then, Void Kun’s voice reached Lu Xuan’s ears. “Master, I have entered the Ancient Ancestor Realm and can fight for Sir!”
Lu Xuan smiled. “Good. Come.”
Whoosh! A black streak of light cut through the Starry Sky, and a black-robed youth stood before Lu Xuan. “Master.” This was Void Kun, who had already transformed into human form. Looking at his center-parted hairstyle, Lu Xuan smiled. He looked a bit like that man, a flicker of unease crossing Lu Xuan’s mind. He remembered an old acquaintance.
The next instant, Void Kun transformed into a black streak of light and vanished instantly. This was Void Kun’s bloodline talent: Spatial Attainment!
“Master, I’m off!”