196: Chapter 195 Discussing Taoism with Wu Zun

Ye Xiu wandered through the Sea of Realms.

After spending a considerable amount of time and effort, he finally found the location of the Martial Realm.

Looking at the vast world before him, he felt a spark of curiosity regarding the Martial Venerable.

To be able to maintain a Domain in such a flourishing state within the Sea of Realms truly required some skill.

Just as he stepped into the Domain.

Three Supreme Realm experts instantly appeared before him.

"Who are you, Your Excellency? Why have you trespassed into the Martial Realm?"

The three looked at Ye Xiu with a hint of wariness in their eyes. This man's strength was immense, far exceeding the King Realm, yet his aura was somewhat different from the Venerable Realm.

"Ye Xiu of the Main World. I hope to meet the Martial Venerable. I would appreciate it if you three could inform him," Ye Xiu said politely, without putting on airs.

Meet the Martial Venerable?

The three frowned slightly but didn't think too much of it.

After one of them left.

In just a few minutes, he returned: "Your Excellency, the Martial Venerable requests your presence."

Ye Xiu nodded.

He followed the three into the Martial Realm, moving quickly until they arrived at a massive hall.

A very imposing man was currently seated high upon a throne, looking at the newcomer with great interest.

"Young man, not bad. Two methods as one, completely fused. You are very impressive." The Martial Venerable seemed to be in a good mood; upon seeing Ye Xiu, a smile immediately spread across his face.

He had originally thought the Human Emperor brother had set up a prodigy for failure.

Now it seemed he had been shortsighted.

The [Law-Breaking Path] evolving Heaven and Earth, combined with the Heavenly Emperor Sutra to achieve an Immortal Body—such Aptitude was extremely rare, if not unique throughout history.

Furthermore, the young man before him had completely merged two powers that were destined to be incompatible.

This level of strength.

Even those like them, who considered themselves the children of the era in the [Supreme Position], could not achieve this.

"Junior greets the Martial Venerable."

Ye Xiu spoke very politely. The Martial Venerable before him had a very strong aura; unlike the Human Emperor's steady restraint, his was an outward, domineering presence.

A single glance was enough to instill fear in one's heart.

"No need for pleasantries. Why have you sought this Venerable?"

"Junior has recently encountered a Bottleneck in my cultivation. I hope the Martial Venerable can clear my doubts. Of course, in return, I can also manifest my own Heaven and Earth and Immortal Qi."

"You are willing? You are the only one in these endless ages to fuse the two methods. Manifesting it easily might result in more loss than gain."

"Senior is joking. Is the [Law-Breaking Path] not also incredibly precious? Junior did not come here to take advantage. An exchange of equal value is what accords with the Heavenly Dao."

Ye Xiu spoke with a smile.

In his heart, however, there was no reluctance at all.

His path was extremely complex and not something others could successfully walk.

The reason he could succeed involved several crucial points.

First, one must possess the Luck of the entire Main World, then both methods must reach the Supreme Realm, and after that, one must possess a power exceeding Immortal Qi and Heaven and Earth force to serve as a vessel.

Only by combining these three was there a chance of success.

Note: only a chance.

After all, during the first Fusion, his body and Dao had been obliterated by the explosion.

If not for Ji Xingyue's Heaven-Defying actions, how could he be standing here chatting now?

And the three conditions mentioned above were extremely harsh.

The Luck of the entire Main World—this condition alone was not something an ordinary person could obtain. Unless one went to the Immortal Realm to plunder it, it was unthinkable.

Even if one possessed the Luck.

Reaching the Supreme Realm with both methods was another difficulty.

The Immortal Ascension Method and the Heaven and Earth Law are incompatible; whichever one condenses first will ruthlessly crush the other tradition.

This required a backup item capable of containing Heaven and Earth.

Ye Xiu had used the wangquan sword as that vessel, allowing the [Law-Breaking Path] to grow enough to evolve into Heaven and Earth.

Of course, for a Venerable Realm Cultivator, this wasn't a big problem.

But the last point was the most critical.

The body must contain a power higher than Immortal Qi and Heaven and Earth force. This was almost impossible to achieve; even within the remains of the Lord of Guixu, such power no longer existed, leaving only the power of death after decay.

This point was too difficult.

Ye Xiu himself didn't know why he had this power in his body.

To summarize.

His path could not be replicated; at most, it could only serve as a reference.

The Martial Venerable looked at the young man below him.

He sighed: "The land produces great talents in every generation. You, kid, are quite the character. Since we are discussing the Dao, this Venerable will not hold back either. Come with me."

As he spoke, he vanished from the Martial Realm.

Ye Xiu chuckled and likewise took a step, arriving in the Sea of Realms.

Hum...

The Sea of Realms vibrated.

As the Martial Venerable's Heaven and Earth evolved, every Domain within this region of the Sea of Realms shook at that moment.

A terrifying pressure began to extend.

Everywhere it passed, Domains shattered and Heaven and Earth were overturned.

If the two had not already moved far away from the Martial Realm, this manifestation of Heaven and Earth alone would have been enough to destroy it.

Ye Xiu watched very seriously.

After the Martial Venerable's [Law-Breaking Path] evolved into Heaven and Earth, it was incredibly powerful. Although this was only a projection of Heaven and Earth, it was still beyond what an ordinary Supreme Position could compare to.

Hum...

Time flowed by.

This demonstration of the law lasted for nearly a hundred years before it finally ended.

Ye Xiu gained a great deal.

He now had a clear direction for his future cultivation.

He had the Martial Venerable to thank for this; over these hundred years, the Martial Venerable's evolution of Heaven and Earth had almost encompassed every stage of a Supreme Realm expert's cultivation.

Monarch Realm, King Realm, and Venerable Realm.

The evolution of these three stages was clear and thorough in the Martial Venerable's hands.

Furthermore, Ye Xiu's Heaven and Earth was originally constructed based on the Heaven and Earth the Martial Venerable had left in the Chaos.

He didn't need to comprehend his own Dao.

He only needed to follow the Martial Venerable's evolution of Heaven and Earth and Cultivate step by step.

When the evolution stopped.

Ye Xiu then spoke to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Martial Venerable."

"It was merely mutual verification. Young man, it's your turn." The Martial Venerable withdrew the projection of Heaven and Earth and watched Ye Xiu's movements with a hint of curiosity.

Heaven and Earth roared... Immortal Qi surged...

The two powers blended together, producing an extremely terrifying force.

This newborn power was much, much stronger than Heaven and Earth force or Immortal Qi.

Another few decades passed.

The duo's discussion of the Dao finally reached a Perfection conclusion.

The Martial Venerable's gaze toward Ye Xiu held a bit more kindness: "Young man, your path is still very long. If you have the chance, try to find the Other Shore. Perhaps there will be unexpected rewards."

"Thank you for the guidance, Senior."

Ye Xiu smiled. This Martial Venerable was a decent person; at the very least, he hadn't held anything back during the evolution of Heaven and Earth.

"Young man, are you interested in joining my Taichu Alliance?"

"My apologies, Junior doesn't have much interest in joining a faction. The path of the Dao is one of moving forward undaunted; joining a faction would only slow my progress," Ye Xiu politely declined.

Seeing this, the Martial Venerable said no more.

The young people of today saw things much more clearly than they did back then.

If not for the Taichu Alliance, his strength probably could have advanced a few steps further.

"Farewell."

After Ye Xiu cupped his hands to the Martial Venerable, he stepped forward toward the Western Region.

Although he now knew the subsequent cultivation for the Heaven and Earth Law, for the Immortal Ascension Method, he still needed the subsequent Incomplete Manual of the Heavenly Emperor Sutra.

Only by progressing with both methods simultaneously would he avoid losing his balance.

The Martial Venerable watched the young man disappear.

He sighed softly.

If he had been so free and easy back then, perhaps things would be different now.

He turned to look at the Martial Realm.

There were many familiar auras there, all people who had followed him back then.

Shaking his head slightly, he returned to the Martial Realm.

"Supreme One, there is movement in the Land of No Law. Rumor has it that Red-Haired Monsters have appeared in the Four Regions again."

"No matter. As long as they don't reach our territory, let them cause trouble. If they reach the Eastern Region, someone will handle it. Cultivate in peace; a chaotic era is coming."