52: Purple Mansion Dao Lord

His original plan was to proceed slowly, first secretly weakening the Yun Family, then seeking an Opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

But now, he had changed his mind.

Delays breed trouble.

Since the Yun Family had already defected to the Demonic Sect, they were like a ticking time bomb.

No one knew when they would once again leak information about the Chen Family.

Attracting even more powerful enemies.

They must be completely wiped out from South Spirit Prefecture with the force of a thunderbolt!

Chen Xu's eyes burned with an unprecedented killing intent.

He looked towards Yuan Shou Mountain outside the window, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Yun Family, your doomsday has arrived... Meanwhile, deep within the Qingyun Immortal Sect's Secret Realm, at the peak of Longevity Mountain.

Here, clouds and mist swirled, and fierce gales raged, making it impossible for ordinary Cultivators to stand.

And above the commotion caused by the Nascent Soul Legacy Immortal Cave!

At the peak of an unknown cliff, two figures were stealthily moving.

They were none other than the brothers Chen Daoxuan and Chen Daochu.

Following the final guidance of the Vein-Seeking Talisman, they avoided all the Cultivators below who were vying for the Nascent Soul Legacy.

They arrived at this forbidden place, which wasn't even marked on the map.

"Brother, this is it."

Chen Daochu looked at the deep, fog-shrouded abyss ahead, lowering his voice.

The Vein-Seeking Talisman's sensation came from beneath this cliff.

"Mm."

Chen Daoxuan nodded, his expression extremely solemn.

The closer he got, the stronger the aura that made his Divine Soul tremble became.

It was as if an ancient beast, capable of devouring the Nine Heavens and Earth, lay dormant beneath the cliff.

The two exchanged glances and no longer hesitated.

They took out the special ropes refined by their father from their Storage Pouch, firmly secured one end to the rock, and then leaped, climbing down the bottomless cliff.

The fierce gales were like knives, whistling past their ears.

The damp, cold clouds permeated their clothes.

They descended for thousands of feet, and the surrounding light had long since dimmed.

Only beneath their feet was a profound darkness.

Just then, Chen Daoxuan's toe seemed to touch a solid surface.

"We're here!"

His heart filled with joy, and he quickly called out to his younger brother.

The two landed on a massive platform extending from the cliff face.

The platform was about a hundred zhang in circumference, with a flat surface, as if it had been cut by a powerful being's sword.

And at the end of the platform, an Immortal Cave.

Stood silently on the mountain wall.

The door of the Immortal Cave was ancient and unadorned, without any Talismans or carvings, only the mottled traces left by time.

It was integrated with the entire mountain wall; if one wasn't standing close, it would be impossible to discover.

The two brothers exchanged glances.

Both saw excitement and tension in each other's eyes.

They slowly stepped forward, reached out their hands, and pushed the door together.

There was no rebound from a Restriction as imagined, nor was there any earth-shattering sound.

"Creak—"

Accompanied by a distant and heavy grinding sound.

The door, which had been sealed for countless millennia, slowly opened a crack inwards.

A vast aura rushed out from the crack in the door.

Just by inhaling a single breath, both brothers felt the Spiritual Qi in their bodies begin to boil.

Their Divine Souls seemed to be cleansed, becoming incomparably clear.

They no longer had any doubts!

This was definitely a Legacy place that surpassed the Soul Transformation Realm!

The two no longer hesitated, turning sideways to squeeze through the doorway.

Beyond the door, it was not the palace they had imagined!

But a vast starry sky.

Countless stars slowly revolved around them, and a long bridge, formed by brilliant starlight, extended from beneath their feet to the end of the starry sky.

At the end of that long bridge, a magnificent white jade divine hall, impossible to describe with words.

Floated silently.

"This..."

Chen Daochu was completely awestruck by the sight before him, muttering to himself.

"Let's go."

Chen Daoxuan was the first to step onto the starlight bridge.

The two followed the long bridge.

Step by step, they walked towards that white jade divine hall.

As they approached, a majestic and vast will.

Slowly awakened from the divine hall.

When they finally reached the entrance of the divine hall, a grand voice, neither male nor female, devoid of any emotion.

Resounded directly in their Sea of Consciousness.

"Latercomers, I am Purple Mansion Dao Lord, Fenglei."

"This place is where I passed away."

"My Legacy includes one volume of the Purple Mansion Wind and Thunder Scripture》, three thousand Dao Laws, seventy-two Divine Abilities, one Magic Treasure, and countless Medicinal Pills."

"He who obtains my Legacy can ascend to the Nine Heavens in one step and roam freely in this Realm."

Upon hearing this, the brothers' hearts almost leaped out of their chests.

Purple Mansion Dao Lord!

It was truly the Legacy of a Purple Mansion Realm mighty expert!

However, the subsequent words of that voice were like a bucket of cold water, dousing them from head to toe.

"However, my Legacy is not for those who are rootless drifters."

"To obtain my Legacy, you must make a Heavenly Dao Blood Oath to protect the Qingyun Immortal Sect for your entire life. As long as the Sect exists, you shall exist; if the Sect perishes, you must also follow it to martyrdom."

"If you agree, step into this hall. If you are unwilling, leave on your own; I will not make things difficult for you."

As the voice fell, the entire starry sky fell into dead silence.

Chen Daoxuan and Chen Daochu stood frozen, the wild joy on their faces instantly congealed.

Protect the Qingyun Immortal Sect?

For life?

Even to the point of martyrdom?

What was this?

They had gone through immense hardships and risked their lives to find this place.

Not to be nannies for the Qingyun Immortal Sect!

Everything they did was for the Chen Family!

For their father!

To allow their Family to rise in this cruel Cultivation world!

"Brother..."

Chen Daochu's face turned incredibly ugly. He looked at his elder brother, his voice dry: "This... what should we do?"

Chen Daoxuan remained silent, his brows tightly knitted together.

On one side was an earth-shattering Opportunity that could make their Family ascend to the Nine Heavens in one step.

On the other side were harsh conditions that completely went against their original intentions.

Once the Heavenly Dao Blood Oath was made, it meant that the two brothers would be completely bound to the Qingyun Immortal Sect.

This ran counter to their fundamental goal of acquiring resources for their Family.

But if they gave up... This was a Purple Mansion Legacy!

If they missed this chance, this life, and even the Chen Family for ten thousand generations.

Might never encounter such an Opportunity again.

Accept, or give up?

A difficult choice lay before the two brothers.

As the two remained silent, within that vast starry sky, light slowly converged.

A figure composed of spiritual light slowly condensed into form before the divine hall's entrance.

His figure was blurry, his face indistinguishable.

But the vast aura, as if integrated with this Heaven and Earth, could not be faked.

It was precisely the Purple Mansion Dao Lord who called himself "Fenglei."

"Brother, why don't... we pretend to agree first?"

Chen Daochu lowered his voice, secretly transmitting to Chen Daoxuan: "Once we get the Legacy, we'll immediately leave this Secret Realm. The Heaven is high and the emperor is far; what can an old monster who died countless millennia ago do to us?"

His idea was very simple, and it aligned with the thinking of a normal Cultivator.

First, get the benefits, and as for promises, they were just words.

However, the spiritual light figure seemed to have heard his transmission.

And let out a light snort that was neither a laugh nor a sneer.

"Naive."

Fenglei Dao Lord's voice once again resounded in their Sea of Consciousness: "Do you think the Heavenly Dao Blood Oath is child's play? Once this oath is sworn, it will be imprinted on your Divine Soul Origin and supervised by the Heavenly Dao Law."

"If you violate it, a heavenly tribulation will descend, instantly annihilating your form and spirit, and you won't even have the chance to Reincarnate."

"Moreover..."

He changed the subject, his tone becoming profound: "Who told you that I have completely fallen?"

"I still have a wisp of remnant Soul residing within this Legacy. Although I cannot leave this place, observing the entire Qingyun Immortal Sect and monitoring you is still within my capabilities."

Upon hearing this, Chen Daochu immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

He no longer dared to harbor any thoughts oflucky.

It turned out that the other party not only set up an unbreakable oath but could even perform "remote monitoring."

This simply blocked all paths.

"Senior."

Chen Daoxuan spoke, bowing to the spiritual light figure, his expression neither humble nor arrogant, but his tone was incredibly firm: "Junior does not understand why Senior, with his abilities, would set such harsh conditions?"

"Although the Qingyun Immortal Sect is the Great Feng Dynasty's number one Immortal Sect, looking at the entire Cultivation world, it is merely a drop in the ocean."

"With Senior's Legacy, it is enough to create a top-tier Sect. Why must you be so fixated on the Qingyun Immortal Sect?"

Fenglei Dao Lord was silent for a moment, seemingly recalling something.

After a long while, he slowly spoke, his voice carrying a hint of vicissitude: "Because, I have divined the Heavenly Dao and observed that in the near future, the Qingyun Immortal Sect will face a catastrophic disaster. This calamity is unavoidable."

"The Qingyun Immortal Sect was founded by my descendant."

"Although I have long since ceased to meddle in worldly affairs, I cannot stand by and watch his life's work be destroyed."

"My wisp of remnant Soul has little power left and cannot personally intervene."

"Therefore, I need an inheritor, a guardian, to protect the Sect in times of crisis and continue this Legacy for me."

So that's how it is.

Chen Daoxuan and Chen Daochu exchanged glances, both understanding the other's intention.

To put it bluntly, this Purple Mansion Dao Lord.

Just wanted to find a powerful enforcer to protect the Sect founded by his son.

"Senior."

Chen Daoxuan took a deep breath and bowed again: "Junior admires Senior's love for his son. But different Daos lead to different paths.

"The purpose of our cultivation, my brother and I, is for the rise of our Family, not the prosperity or decline of a Sect."

"We cannot completely bind our destiny to a Sect. Senior's Legacy, we... are not blessed enough to receive."

After speaking, he pulled his younger brother: "Dao Chu, let's go."

His decision was decisive, without any hesitation.

In his opinion, this so-called Purple Mansion Legacy was a poisonous cake painted with delicious food.

Eating it would indeed grant immense power, but it would also mean swallowing deadly poison.

The lives of their brothers belonged to the Chen Family!

They must never martyr themselves for an outsider, for a Sect.

More importantly, he knew very well that once they accepted the Legacy and made the Blood Oath, they would become people of the Qingyun Immortal Sect.

All the resources, Magic Treasures, and Medicinal Pills in this Legacy would no longer be able to be legitimately brought back to their Family.

That would greatly diminish its significance for the Chen Family.

"Stop."

Just as the two brothers turned to leave.

Fenglei Dao Lord's voice resounded again.

His gaze, or rather, his perception, bypassed the resolute Chen Daoxuan and landed on Chen Daochu, whose expression was complex, filled with unwillingness and longing.

"Your older brother is resolute and has a stable Dao Heart. What he seeks is grand, and he is unwilling to be bound by this. I can understand that."

"But you..."

Purple Mansion Dao Lord Fenglei's voice carried a hint of Gu: "Your heart is not as firm as his. Your desire for power is far purer and more fervent than his."

Chen Daochu's body suddenly stiffened.

"Your older brother is a commander, the future helmsman of the Family. He needs a clean identity and needs to maneuver freely outside. His path cannot have any blemishes."

"But you are different."

"You can become the sword of the Family, the shield of the Family!"

"Become the Heavenly Dao's sword hanging over the heads of all enemies!"

Purple Mansion Dao Lord Fenglei's voice echoed in Chen Daochu's heart.

"I can give you another choice."

"You don't have to be like I said, guarding the Sect for life. You can still travel the world and accompany your Family."

"I only ask that you swear an oath to act once when the Qingyun Immortal Sect faces the disaster of its destruction! Only once!"

"In return, I will not only pass on all my Legacy to you, but I will also exhaust this last wisp of remnant Soul power to cleanse your marrow, reconstruct your Foundation, and help you Cultivate unimpeded all the way to the Nascent Soul Realm! Perhaps even higher!"

"Think about it, a Nascent Soul Ancestor! As long as you become a Nascent Soul, does your Family still need you to bring back those so-called resources from outside?"

"Your existence itself is the Family's greatest resource, its greatest confidence!"

"With you guarding it, who would dare to touch a single hair of your Chen Family?"

"Your father, your older brother, your relatives, will all enjoy eternal peace under your wings!"

Boom!

These words, like a clap of thunder, exploded in Chen Daochu's mind!

Nascent Soul Ancestor!

He could become a Nascent Soul Ancestor!

He could become the guardian deity of the Family!

He had always followed behind his older brother, obeying his older brother's arrangements, though without complaint.

But deep down, how could he not yearn for a day when...

Like his father and older brother, he could support a sky for the Family?

His older brother was the brains of the Family.

Then he could become the sharpest blade of the Family!

As long as he was strong enough, strong enough to make the entire Great Feng Dynasty Cultivation world tremble, then what were the so-called oaths, the so-called Restrictions?

He only needed to act once at a critical moment to gain all of this!

This deal, no matter how you calculated it, was extremely worthwhile!

"Dao Chu! Don't listen to him! Guard your original heart!"

Chen Daoxuan noticed his younger brother's wavering Dao Heart and shouted sternly.

However, it was already too late.

The seeds of ambition and longing...

Had already taken root and sprouted in Chen Daochu's heart, growing wildly.

He suddenly turned around, looked at his older brother, and said, "Brother! You're right! You are the future of the Family, Father's hope. Your path must be clean! You cannot be bound!"

"But I can!"

"Let me! Let me be the guardian deity of the Family! Let me clear the way for the Family! Brother, you are responsible for leading the Family to glory, and I will be responsible for clearing all obstacles for you!"

After speaking, he no longer looked at Chen Daoxuan's anxious eyes.

He suddenly turned around and knelt heavily before the figure of Purple Mansion Dao Lord Fenglei!

"Senior! I accept! I, Chen Daochu, am willing to accept your Legacy and swear a Heavenly Dao Blood Oath!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

Purple Mansion Dao Lord Fenglei let out a burst of hearty laughter, his voice echoing throughout the starry sky.

"Only the wise submit to circumstances! You understand how to choose better than your older brother!"

"Your future achievements will surely far surpass his!"

As his voice fell, the tightly closed gate of the white jade divine palace opened with a roar.

An unimaginable brilliant light and Spiritual Qi gushed out from within the palace.

It almost dyed this starry sky in various colors.

Inside the divine palace, Magic Treasures were like a forest, and Magic Treasures were like mountains!

Piles of Jade Slips shimmered with the light of wisdom.

The fragrance of countless Medicinal Pills converged into an ocean of Spiritual Qi.

This was the entire collection of a Purple Mansion Dao Lord!

However, Purple Mansion Dao Lord Fenglei ignored all of this.

He merely waved his hand gently towards the inside of the palace.

A strange fruit, entirely crystal clear, as if condensed from nine-colored auspicious clouds, with nine natural orifices slowly breathing on its surface...

Flew out from among countless treasures and landed in his hand.

"This is a Heaven-Grade Spiritual Root, the Nine Orifice Root-Shaping Fruit."

Purple Mansion Dao Lord Fenglei's voice carried a hint of solemnity: "Taking it can cleanse the mortal body and reshape the Spiritual Root. But this process is no different from shedding one's mortal coil and exchanging one's bones; the pain is unbearable for humans, like being cut by a thousand knives and having one's Divine Soul torn apart."

"If you can endure it, your Spiritual Root Aptitude will soar to the sky in one step, and your Cultivation path will be smooth from then on."

"If you cannot endure it, the outcome will be Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering."

"Are you ready?"

Chen Daochu looked at the immortal fruit that exuded a fatal temptation, without the slightest fear in his eyes.

Only the determination of burning his bridges.

He nodded heavily: "Junior, I am ready!"

"Good!"

The immortal fruit transformed into a stream of light and instantly disappeared into Chen Daochu's mouth.

The next moment, a terrifying, indescribable pain...

Exploded with a roar!

"Ah--!"

A mournful scream echoed through the starry sky.

Chen Daochu suddenly fell to the ground, his body violently twitching and rolling.

His skin cracked inch by inch, and streaks of nine-colored light shot out from the cracks.

As if to completely tear his body apart.

He felt his bones, Meridians, flesh, and even his Dantian Qi Sea being forcibly reshaped by an incomparably domineering power!

That kind of pain transcended the limits of the Physical Body, reaching deep into his Soul.

"Dao Chu!"

Chen Daoxuan's eyes were bloodshot as he rushed forward, but he was blocked by an invisible barrier.

He could only watch helplessly as his younger brother struggled in pain on the ground.

His heart was twisted as if by a knife, yet he was powerless.

In the endless pain, Chen Daochu's consciousness gradually blurred.

But a belief always supported him in his heart.

For Father, for Brother, for the Chen Family!

He wanted to become stronger!

After an unknown amount of time, just when he felt he was about to be completely engulfed by the endless pain...

A cool and vast vitality surged from the deepest part of his body.

The pain receded like a tide.

In its place was an unprecedented comfort and power.

He could clearly feel that his Spiritual Root, under the reshaping of this power...

Was undergoing earth-shattering changes.

It became purer and tougher, and its affinity with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi increased by more than a hundredfold!

Finally, when everything subsided...

Chen Daochu slowly opened his eyes.

A brilliant spiritual light flashed in his eyes.

On the surface of his body, a layer of black grime had dried!

And his new skin was like beautiful jade, flowing with a faint precious light.

Chen Daochu slowly stood up from the ground. He looked down at his hands.

His skin was delicate as jade, and inside, a precious light seemed to flow.

He could clearly feel that his body had undergone earth-shattering changes.

With every breath, the Spiritual Qi between Heaven and Earth joyfully surged into his limbs and bones with unprecedented affinity.

It almost flowed on its own in his Meridians, transforming into pure spiritual power, without needing to deliberately circulate his Cultivation Technique.

This feeling was so wonderful.

"Dao Chu, you..."

Chen Daoxuan quickly stepped forward, holding his younger brother's shoulders, his eyes filled with concern and complexity.

"Brother, I'm fine."

Chen Daochu smiled at him.

That smile was full of power, "I feel... better than ever before."

He just gently clenched his fist.

The air let out a slight crackle.

The power contained in this body was more than ten times stronger than before!

The spiritual light figure, Purple Mansion Dao Lord Fenglei's gaze fell on Chen Daochu, as if examining a newly completed work.

After a moment, he slowly spoke: "Not bad, you absorbed ninety-nine percent of the medicinal power of the Nine Orifice Root-Shaping Fruit, without any waste."

He paused, a hint of regret in his tone: "Unfortunately, your Foundation was ultimately reshaped Acquired, and you could not ascend to the sky in one step, reaching the legendary Dao Body."

"Now, it's just a Low Grade Heaven-Grade Spiritual Root. However, it's enough."

Low Grade Heaven-Grade!

These four words made Chen Daoxuan's heart tremble.

One must know that throughout the entire Qingyun Immortal Sect, in a thousand years, it is said that only one Disciple with a Heaven-Grade Spiritual Root had appeared, and that was the Ancestral Master who founded the Sect.

And now, his own younger brother had reached the same height!

Chen Daochu's body trembled slightly with excitement.

Heaven-Grade Spiritual Root, this was an Aptitude he had never dared to imagine before.

He originally thought that being able to successfully establish Foundation Establishment in this life and contribute to the Family was already his limit.

But now, a grand Dao leading to the Nascent Soul Realm, or even higher Realms...

Was laid out before him just like that.

"Thank you, Senior, for your grace of recreation!"

Chen Daochu knelt again, this time, it was from the bottom of his heart.

"Rise."

Purple Mansion Dao Lord Fenglei's voice returned to normal: "The Foundation is complete. Next, is the Legacy. This process will take quite some time. Your older brother can be your Protector by your side."

With that, he pointed remotely at Chen Daochu.

"Buzz--"

The grand gate of the white jade divine palace completely opened.

Countless spiritual lights instantly rushed out from within the palace, like a river of stars, directly pouring into Chen Daochu's glabella.

"Ugh!"

Chen Daochu groaned, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

In his mind, it was as if an entire world had been forcibly crammed in.

The Cultivation method of the "Purple Mansion Wind and Thunder Scripture," the Cultivation experiences of every Realm from Qi Refining to Purple Mansion.

The Breakthrough techniques for every Bottleneck... The insights into the two Laws of wind and thunder, transformed into countless images evolving in his Sea of Consciousness.

At first, it was a gentle breeze and light rain, lightning flashes and thunder, gradually...

It transformed into the Nine HeavensGang Wind that tore through the Void Realm, and the World-Destroying Divine Thunder that annihilated all things... Seventy-two Divine Abilities, three thousand Dao Laws, Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Formations, Talismans... The lifelong accumulation of a Purple Mansion Dao Lord, at this moment, was unreservedly opened to him.