73: Everlasting

Time slowly flowed, and under the blessing of the Primordial Violet Qi Dao Seed, Chen Xu's Divine Sense transformed into hundreds of invisible tentacles, simultaneously probing into these hundreds of Jade Slips!

Boom!

Massive amounts of information surged madly into his Sea of Consciousness!

Each Jade Slip contained a complete Cultivation Technique.

From the general outline of the Mind-Cultivation Technique to every single Spell formula,

and then to the hundreds of subtle changes in the Spiritual Qi's circulation, the sheer volume of information was enough to make an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator spend several years studying it.

And now, it was hundreds of them!

Such a terrifying information impact was enough to instantly burst the Sea of Consciousness of any Golden Core Cultivator.

Turning him into an idiot with a shattered Divine Soul on the spot!

However, this information, which was enough to annihilate the Divine Soul of an outsider, was swallowed whole by the rapidly rotating Primordial Violet Qi Dao Seed the moment it surged into Chen Xu's Sea of Consciousness!

Under the illumination of the purple-gold light emitted by the Dao Seed, those originally obscure and ambiguous Profound Truths of the Cultivation Techniques were instantly analyzed.

All the dross was removed, and all the essence was refined.

Countless profound methods no longer held any secrets in his eyes.

A Qingyun Immortal Sect Earth-Grade Cultivation Technique, "Qingyun Blazing Flame Art," which an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator would need several years to barely comprehend.

For Chen Xu, from the moment his Divine Sense probed it, to understanding its essence, to finding three imperfect flaws within it, and then deducing a more optimized circulation route… it only took the time it takes for an incense stick to burn!

"Too slow!"

Chen Xu frowned slightly, muttering in his heart.

This speed was simply not enough!

With a thought, his Divine Sense surged again!

This time, it was no longer hundreds, but thousands!

Inside the Dao Inquiry Pavilion, it was as if a storm of Jade Slips had been unleashed!

Thousands of Jade Slips, shimmering with various colored lights, converged from all directions, forming a giant tornado that spun wildly around Chen Xu.

More information, more complex knowledge, poured into his mind.

Sword Arts, Spells, Pill Formulas, Formation diagrams, Artifact Refining insights, Spiritual Plant essentials… Qingyun Immortal Sect's ten thousand years of accumulation, at this moment, opened its doors to him without reservation!

Chen Xu was completely immersed in this ocean of knowledge.

His Primordial Violet Qi Dao Seed was like an insatiable black hole, madly devouring and categorizing everything.

His reading speed had reached an incredibly astonishing level.

An hour later, all Cultivation Techniques and ancient texts below Earth-Grade in the Dao Inquiry Pavilion were completely "consumed" by him!

Two hours later, all Heaven-Grade Cultivation Techniques were thoroughly understood by him!

Half a day later, even the three Great Dao True Interpretations, which pointed directly to the Soul Transformation Realm and were regarded as the highest secrets by successive Sect Masters, were transformed into Dao Rhymes under the analysis of the Primordial Violet Qi Dao Seed and merged deep into his memory.

As he continued to devour, in his mind,

a process of verification and collision also began.

It was a collision of two completely different, even opposing, cultivation philosophies!

One was the Dao of the Qingyun Immortal Sect.

"The Qingyun Immortal Sect's Cultivation Techniques emphasize balance and gradual progress, like building a tall platform, brick by brick, all for stability. Its Foundation is so solid that it can be considered top-tier in the entire Cultivation World."

"This path is safe and suitable for most Cultivators with mediocre Aptitude. As long as they follow the steps, they can steadily improve."

Chen Xu understood in his heart.

This was like the official road in the Mortal world, long but smooth and safe enough.

The second was the Dominator Legacy of the Purple Mansion Dao Lord, which he obtained from his son!

"The Dao Lord Legacy, on the other hand, is a completely different path. It emphasizes going against the heavens, making vigorous progress, and its core is a struggle – a struggle with Heaven, with Earth, and with people!"

"Cultivating this method leads to rapid progress, and within the same Realm, one's combat power is unparalleled!"

This was like a shortcut full of mountains of blades and seas of fire; if one passed through, one could ascend to Heaven in one step.

But a slight mistake could lead to eternal damnation!

While the Dao Lord Legacy was powerful, its threshold was too high, demanding an extremely harsh and abnormal level of Heart-Nature, Aptitude, and Comprehension Ability.

Not to mention the Chen Family disciples whose Foundation was still shallow.

Even if Daoist Yuqing and Chu Xuan were to forcibly switch to cultivating it, they would likely end up with a shattered Foundation and explode to death.

"The Dao of Qingyun is too slow; before the Demonic Path forces like the Blood Fiend Sect and Heavenly Corpse Cult arrive, the Chen Family will be slaughtered."

"The Dao Lord's path is too perilous and not suitable for widespread promotion within the Family."

Chen Xu's brows gradually furrowed.

Both Legacies had their advantages and disadvantages, but neither could perfectly solve his current predicament.

Was there truly no way to have the best of both worlds?

Just as he fell into deep thought, in his Dantian Qi Sea, the Primordial Violet Qi Dao Seed suddenly trembled slightly.

A profound and mysterious spiritual light suddenly exploded in his Sea of Consciousness!

"Why do I have to look at them separately?"

"Why... can't I combine the two?"

A bold idea ignited fiercely in his mind!

"Use the stable Dao methods accumulated by the Qingyun Immortal Sect over ten thousand years as the Foundation to build a solid vessel!"

"Then use the Purple Mansion Dao Lord's incomparably overbearing truth of 'plunder' as the core, transforming it into the supreme engine driving this vessel!"

"Stable! Overbearing!"

"Possessing both!"

Once this thought arose, it became unstoppable!

The light in Chen Xu's eyes was brighter than ever before!

What he wanted to do was not a simple improvement of Cultivation Techniques, nor was it merely bestowing a Legacy!

He wanted to be a true Dao Creator!

He would use these ten thousand volumes of Cultivation Techniques as fuel, the Dao Lord Legacy as the true fire.

And the Primordial Violet Qi Dao Seed as the great furnace!

For his Chen Family, for himself, he would forge a unique and supreme Cultivation Technique, one that could overturn the understanding of the entire Cultivation World!

"Refine it for me!"

Chen Xu roared in his heart!

He completely abandoned his perception of the outside world.

All his mind was dedicated to this unprecedented creation!

His Sea of Consciousness, at this moment, transformed into a vast and boundless Chaos Void Realm.

Countless runes, formed from Cultivation Techniques and ancient texts, collided, decomposed, fused, and reborn here... The Primordial Violet Qi Dao Seed hung in the center of the Sea of Consciousness, emitting supreme purple-gold light, like a Creator God, Dominator all this evolution.

Deduction, begin!

First step, Qi Refining chapter!

With a thought, the runic structure of Qingyun Immortal Sect's most basic "Qingyun Breathing Technique" appeared in Chen Xu's Sea of Consciousness.

"Too gentle, the efficiency of absorbing Spiritual Qi is as slow as a crawling turtle!"

He shattered it without hesitation.

Only retaining the core framework of "Guiding Qi into the Body."

Immediately after, he peeled off a trace of the Profound Truth of "plunder" from the Dao Lord Legacy.

And branded it onto this framework, like adding the final touch to a Dragon painting!

Om!

A brand-new Qi Refining method instantly took shape!

In Chen Xu's deduction, once a Cultivator operated this method, a tiny Spiritual Qi vortex would form around their body.

Instead of passively absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, it would actively pull the Spiritual Qi within a ten-zhang radius into the body!

Its cultivation speed was more than ten times the original!

More importantly, its Foundation still retained the stable characteristics of Qingyun Dao methods, absolutely free from the worry of Qi Deviation!

"It's done!"

Chen Xu rejoiced in his heart and, without stopping, immediately began to deduce the second step, the Foundation Establishment chapter!

"Foundation Establishment is the Foundation of the immortal Dao, the most important of the important!"

He melted all of Qingyun Immortal Sect's methods for opening the Qi Sea, condensing Divine Sense, and strengthening Meridians into one furnace, removing the dross and preserving the essence.

Then, he simplified the Dao Lord Legacy's Body Refining method, taking its essence of "tempering the Physical Body with Spiritual Qi," and integrated it!

A brand-new Foundation Establishment chapter was born!

Cultivators of this method, during Foundation Establishment, would not only open up a vast Qi Sea far exceeding those of the same Realm, but their Physical Body's muscles and bones would also be tempered countless times by Spiritual Qi, becoming incredibly tough!

Immortal-Martial Cultivation! Foundation like a mountain!

Step by step, and another step.

Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul... A magnificent new Cultivation Technique system, grand enough to drive any Sect mad, was rapidly constructed and perfected in Chen Xu's mind!

This process involved an unimaginable consumption of mental energy.

Even with Chen Xu's current cultivation, he felt waves of fatigue.

Sweat beads unconsciously seeped from his forehead.

His face also turned somewhat pale.

The Primordial Violet Qi Dao Seed in his Dantian, to support such an intense deduction, had reached its limit in rotation speed.

The purple-gold light it emitted had even dimmed a few shades.

But Chen Xu's eyes grew brighter and brighter, more and more fervent!

He was completely immersed in the joy of this creation.

Like a master craftsman, polishing a peerless work of art.

Time lost its meaning within the Dao Inquiry Pavilion.

Who knows how long passed.

Perhaps a day, perhaps three days and three nights.

When Chen Xu branded the last rune of the Nascent Soul chapter into the Cultivation Technique system.

Boom!!!

His entire Sea of Consciousness suddenly shook violently!

A supreme treasure text, encompassing everything from Qi Refining to Nascent Soul, and even reserving a path to higher Realms.

And with corresponding optimized branches for different Spiritual Roots such as metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, and thunder, finally took shape!

The moment it took shape, Chen Xu felt his understanding of the Dao.

Instantly elevated to a new level.

Although his cultivation had not increased, his Realm, at this moment, naturally and quietly Broke Through!

His Golden Core became even more solid and perfectly round.

That wisp of Primordial Violet Qi also grew a full trace larger than before!

"Hoo..."

Chen Xu slowly opened his eyes, letting out a long breath of turbid Qi.

In his eyes, there was endless fatigue.

But even more, there was unconcealed ecstasy and confidence!

He looked up and saw that the entire Dao Inquiry Pavilion had become dim.

The tens of thousands of Jade Slips, animal skins, and turtle shells that had glowed with spiritual light were now completely devoid of radiance.

As if all their essence had been drained, they turned into a pile of ordinary stones and mundane objects.

They fell from mid-air, piling up in a thick layer on the ground.

Qingyun Immortal Sect's ten thousand years of Legacy, within a mere three days, had been completely devoured by him alone!

Chen Xu slowly stood up from the ground, feeling the flawless, peerless treasure text in his mind.

An unprecedented surge of ambition stirred in his chest!

From today onwards, his Chen Family would possess its own supreme Legacy, one that surpassed all Sects in this world!

"This Cultivation Technique, based on myriad methods, builds the enterprise of Myriad Ages Evergreen."

"It shall be named — 'Myriad Ages Evergreen Art'!"

...Chen Xu walked out of the Dao Inquiry Pavilion, and the daylight poured down, landing on him, yet it seemed to be absorbed by his profound temperament.

He was still in his green robe, still with the same appearance.

But the feeling of him standing there was now a world apart.

Three days ago, he was an unsheathed peerless divine sword, its sharpness fully revealed, capable of cutting down stars.

Now, he was like a deep Universe containing the eternal starry sky, seemingly calm, yet harboring the supreme truths of creation and destruction.

His eyes were still and unmoving, yet they seemed to reflect the rise and fall of myriad Daos, the birth and death of all beings.

Murong Zhuyun, waiting outside, felt a violent shock in her heart the moment she saw Chen Xu!

As the Sect Master of Qingyun Immortal Sect, a Nascent Soul Cultivator, how keen was her spiritual perception.

She could clearly feel that the Chen Xu before her had completed an unimaginable transformation!

So much so that she even had an absurd illusion.

That she was not facing a Golden Core Cultivator, but an ancient Dao Lord walking among Mortals.

Every word and action was a divine decree, every thought could determine the Universe!

"Elder... Elder Chen."

Even though Murong Zhuyun had a steady Heart-Nature, her voice trembled slightly when she spoke now.

Her heart was in turmoil, filled with both relief at her decisive choice.

And even more, endless horror at the unfathomable depth of this man.

Handing over the entire Legacy of a ten-thousand-year-old great Sect to him, and in just three days.

What kind of terrifying transformation had he undergone?!

Chen Xu nodded slightly at her, his expression calm, as if he had just returned from a walk outside.

He had not forgotten his promise, nor did he have any intention of showing off.

He simply flicked his finger, and an unremarkable Jade Slip transformed into a streak of flowing light.

Lightly floating towards Murong Zhuyun.

"Thank you, Sect Master, for your assistance on this trip. This Jade Slip is a small token of my appreciation; it contains some superficial insights into the improvements for your Sect's mountain-protecting Formation!"

"Perhaps it can be of some use in the future Demonic Tribulation."

Murong Zhuyun subconsciously reached out and caught it.

The Jade Slip felt cool in her hand, and its texture was ordinary, but for some reason.

She felt that this small Jade Slip was heavier than the entire main peak of Qingyun!

She doubtfully probed it with a wisp of Divine Sense.

Boom!

In just an instant, Murong Zhuyun's mind felt as if billions of thunderclaps had exploded simultaneously!

She stood rooted to the spot, as if struck by lightning.

Her beautiful face was filled with unresolvable shock and horror!

Inside the Jade Slip, there were no lengthy treatises.

Only intricate Formation diagrams!

Nine-Bend Flowing Cloud Formation!

She recognized it at a glance as Qingyun Immortal Sect's mountain-protecting Formation.

But, it was completely different!

Chen Xu had not only marked out thirty-six hidden fatal flaws in the Nine-Bend Flowing Cloud Formation.

Each one made her break out in cold sweat.

Because those were precisely the weak links in the Formation's operation!

What frightened her even more was that after pointing out the flaws, Chen Xu also provided incredibly ingenious improvement plans!

Those plans completely subverted her understanding of the Dao of Formations!

Drawing Earth Vein Evil Qi as the Formation core, transforming Death Qi into killing intent!

Borrowing the Nine Heavens Astral Wind as the Formation patterns, the wind aiding the cloud's momentum, endlessly regenerating!

And even... he had incorporated a trace of the Profound Truth of spatial folding into the core of the Formation.

Once activated, it could teleport enemies to the most lethal part of the Formation for a decisive kill!

How was this an improvement?

This was clearly a complete metamorphosis, turning stone into gold!