144: Chapter 143 Heavenly Divine Power, Emerging from Seclusion

Inside the heavens pagoda, time slowly flowed.

Ye Qingxuan awakened from the meditative state of deducing divine abilities, raised his hand to calculate with his fingers, and another two hundred years had passed.

His mind sank into his Sea of Consciousness, looking at the seven Heavenly Gang Divine Abilities that he had fully deduced and formed, and he sighed inwardly, feeling that this period of seclusion had truly been full of harvests.

As it turned out, the secret techniques passed down by various Daoist sects all originated from Heavenly Gang Divine Abilities; the founding ancestors had dismantled and simplified these great divine abilities for the convenience of younger generations' cultivation, transforming them into the current trump-card Legacy spells of various sects.

The introductory Cultivation Technique passed down through generations in the Tianshi Mansion, the Golden Light Incantation, had its roots in the Ground-Crossing Golden Light.

His own Shangqing Sect's spirit-keeping and various Talisman arts originated from the Heavenly Gang Divine Abilities—Nine Breaths Exhaling and Subduing Dragons and Taming Tigers.

Wudang's Jia-Qi Men and Heavenly Secrets Technique had been practiced by him to the absolute extreme, deducing the Divine Ability, Foreknowledge of the Future.

Yaowang Valley's Heavenly Gang Divine Ability, Returning Wind and Returning Fire.

Chunyang Palace's Deriving Primordial Yang, and Heavenly Demon Palace's Large and Small As You Will.

In these two hundred years, he had comprehended eight doors of Heavenly Gang Great Dharma, plus the Mastering the Five Thunders he had comprehended previously.

Moreover, in these two hundred years, Ye Qingxuan did not solely deduce Heavenly Gang Divine Abilities.

His comprehension of the Xiaoyao Great Dao, as well as his Dao Heart, Primordial Spirit, and state of mind, had all reached the Heavenly Immortal level, while only his magic power cultivation base was still at the Early Stage of Undergoing Tribulation.

Benefiting from the supreme Huandan Fa, the Perfection Foundation, and the Innate Human Race Foundation, the vigor of the magic power within his body completely rivaled Mahayana Perfection Cultivators, and its reserves were even superior.

Magic power, divine abilities, Dao attainments, and state of mind—among them, magic power was the easiest to Cultivate; one just needed to brainlessly stack resources, divine abilities required strong Comprehension Ability to slowly comprehend, and Dao attainments and state of mind could only be slowly polished by time or achieved through a sudden Epiphany.

The later the stages of cultivation got, the more terrifying the chasm between Realms became.

The gap between a Heavenly Immortal and a Mahayana Earth Immortal was far greater than the gap from ordinary Cultivators cultivating all the way to Mahayana.

However, this freak Ye Qingxuan felt extremely confident inside; with nine doors of Heavenly Gang Divine Abilities in his possession, coupled with a set of Spirit Treasures, below True Immortal, even if he encountered someone he could not beat, self-preservation was definitely more than enough.

Seeing that his own cultivation had reached Perfection, Ye Qingxuan prepared to formally emerge from seclusion, and his gaze swept across the others, secretly appraising everyone's cultivation after seclusion.

Bai Yuekui was not far from him, but after so many years of bitter cultivation, she was still stuck at the half-step Body Integration.

This showed that the major barrier of Body Integration could not be broken through simply by polishing the Foundation day after day over the years; it required an exclusive Opportunity and a perfected Dao Heart.

Lin Lei and Duyuan, on the other hand, made tremendous progress, with their cultivation both reaching the Return to Void Perfection level.

Duyuan had a deeper Foundation, and his aura vaguely touched the threshold of merging the Dao with Body Integration, just one step away from stepping into Body Integration.

In contrast, no matter how Lin Lei polished himself, he was always missing a critical layer of window paper, making it difficult to touch the boundary of the Body Integration Realm.

Ye Qingxuan understood everyone's stumbling blocks in his heart, so he did not step forward to give much guidance, but instead secretly released a sliver of his own aura.

The three people who were in closed-door meditation instantly perceived the anomaly and opened their eyes at almost the exact same moment.

Accompanied by three dull roars, the three of them broke through seclusion simultaneously, with figures flashing into the courtyard.

Ye Qingxuan, Bai Yuekui, Duyuan, and Lin Lei, the four of them, gathered in the center of the small courtyard.

Duyuan's gaze fell on Ye Qingxuan, his brows furrowed slightly, and his heart was filled with astonishment.

Nowadays, the temperament on Ye Qingxuan had long transcended the mundane world and heaven and earth, and the Dao rhyme flowing around his body was completely out of tune with the mortal world, unlike a figure that should exist here at all.

The straightforward Lin Lei did not have so many twists and turns, and directly exclaimed in surprise: "Big Brother Ye, your changes are truly too huge; after retreating for more than two hundred years, you must be close to Immortal Ascension, right?"

Duyuan's line of sight shifted to Bai Yuekui.

With his Return to Void Perfection cultivation, he completely failed to see through her depth, yet he could conclude that Bai Yuekui's Realm had steadily suppressed him by a head.

He looked back and forth between Ye Qingxuan and Bai Yuekui, instantly understanding the reason, and a knowing smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

That expression of "I understand everything" made Ye Qingxuan's teeth itch with annoyance.

Bai Yuekui at the side was looked at by Duyuan with embarrassment; her cheeks quickly dyed with a layer of crimson, and she subconsciously turned her head away to avoid the gaze.

Lin Lei had been in seclusion for over two hundred years, and his age was close to three hundred years old, yet his mind was still that of a pure youth.

He did not notice the subtlety at all, and curiously leaned forward to ask: "Sister Bai, why is your face red so severely?"

Ye Qingxuan hurriedly coughed lightly a few times, forcefully cutting off his questioning.

If Lin Lei were allowed to keep asking, Bai Yuekui would definitely blow her top on the spot, and in the end, he would still have to coax her himself.

He quickly changed the subject: "Calling you all out of seclusion is to let you stop practicing bitterly behind closed doors. Merging the Dao with Body Integration is not so easy to break through, and continuing bitter cultivation will hardly yield any more gains. Monk, how have you comprehended the concepts of various Buddhist sects?"

Duyuan pondered slightly and slowly replied: "It is already seventy to eighty percent transparent, and preaching the Dao is completely unhindered."

Lin Lei followed closely and complained: "Big Brother Ye, my inner scene is now at Perfection, but I cannot touch the entryway for the Heaven and Earth as One barrier no matter what. Moreover, the aura on Sister Bai is obviously much stronger than mine; what is going on?"

Hearing this, Bai Yuekui simply turned her head to the side, saying not a single word.

Ye Qingxuan frankly stated: "Nothing else, she and I had a session of Dual Cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Duyuan immediately showed an expression of as expected.

Bai Yuekui was so shy that she was like boiling water heated to the extreme; her cheeks burned, as if steam was about to drift from the top of her head.

Lin Lei widened his eyes in shock, unable to speak for a moment.

Seeing this, Duyuan spoke to bail them out: "Alright Lin Lei, if you ask any more, you are going to get beaten up. I certainly do not want to be implicated."

Ye Qingxuan hurriedly stopped this topic: "Let us end it here and not mention this matter anymore. Duyuan, Lin Lei, Yuekui, the three of you are currently all stuck at the threshold of the Body Integration Stage."

"The so-called Body Integration is essentially Heaven and Earth as One, fusing oneself with the Dao. As for which Dao to fit, there is no need to forcefully imitate others; following one's original heart is enough. When all is said and done, it is just three words—be yourself."

As Ye Qingxuan's words "be yourself" fell, they were like Dao sounds pouring into the crown, shocking the three people's minds into thorough enlightenment.

A true transmission is just a sentence, while false transmissions span ten thousand volumes.

Cultivating the Dao and seeking truth has always been about cultivating an original heart of ultimate truth.

Lin Lei suddenly understood; previously, he had always deliberately pursued the rules of heaven and earth and imitated Ye Qingxuan, which instead imprisoned himself.

At this moment, all his knots in his heart dissipated, and the aura around his body flickered violently.

His vigorous blood and qi resonated with the energy mechanism of heaven and earth, and the Bottleneck that had been stuck at inner scene Perfection for many years instantly loosened.

Because of the Dual Cultivation with Ye Qingxuan, Bai Yuekui benefited the most, instantly casting aside all distracting thoughts.

She had originally established herself through slaughter and acted as she pleased; at this moment, following her original heart, the psychokinetic power around her closely blended with the Dao laws of heaven and earth.

The barrier of half-step Body Integration trembled wildly, Dao rhyme wrapped around her entire body, and she was only a hair's breadth away from completely stepping into the Body Integration Realm.

Duyuan's Zen heart was clear and transparent, his compassionate Buddhist rhyme blossomed fully, and golden Buddhist light slowly circulated around his body.

He let go of the shackles of the obsession to preach the Dao; Buddhism was originally about saving oneself and others and adhering to true nature, and the so-called Buddha, to put it bluntly, was just one word—kindness!

The Dao Heart instantly reached Perfection, similarly touching the true meaning of the Dao, and his cultivation was on the verge of a Breakthrough.

The auras of the three people simultaneously fluctuated and dimmed and brightened.

The Spiritual Qi inside the heavens pagoda crazily converged, shrouding the small courtyard.

All three of them were stuck at the critical Breakthrough point of the Body Integration Realm, lacking only the final step of Opportunity to complete Heaven and Earth as One and merge the Dao with Body Integration.

Watching the three people on the verge of breaking through, Ye Qingxuan's mind stirred.

He raised his hand and pressed lightly, directly suppressing the restless and rising auras of the three, and instructed:

"Do not break through here. Wait until the mission ends and after returning before guiding the Dao to merge into one."

"To achieve a perfect Breakthrough in the Realm, one must rely on a complete heaven and earth; both the heavens pagoda and the Dao laws of the other world are incomplete, and breaking through here will leave hidden dangers."

Hearing this, the three nodded in unison, reining in their churning energy mechanisms, and the auras around their bodies gradually returned to stability.

Ye Qingxuan raised his hand to calculate the time and said softly: "Two hundred and sixty years have passed so far, and there is still quite a lot of time left. We might as well sit and discuss the Dao; I will lay out my own insights on comprehending the Dao, so that it can serve as a reference for you when you break through in the future."

Upon hearing this, Duyuan's eyes instantly shone brightly, his joy could not be hidden at all, and the corners of his mouth turned up so high that it was harder to suppress than pressing an AK.

Deep down, he was already imagining the scene of returning to Blue Star and giving Zhang Yuzhuo and those around him attitude, holding back his laughter so much that his shoulders trembled slightly.

With a Prodigy like Ye Qingxuan who was unique through the ages sharing his insights into the Dao, after going back, would it not anger them to death?

Lin Lei's eyes also shone brightly, looking at Ye Qingxuan with full anticipation.

Bai Yuekui stared at him without blinking; during the last Dual Cultivation, Ye Qingxuan had not shown her the memories after Body Integration.

Now her Dao was already perfected and she could break through at any time, so she subconsciously licked the corner of her lips lightly, full of anticipation.

Seeing the impatient look of the three, Ye Qingxuan sat cross-legged on the spot, and Duyuan, Lin Lei, and Bai Yuekui also sat in a circle around the four sides in turn.

With a movement of his mind, he projected his Divine Sense outwardly, spreading out all his insights and complete Dao rhyme when he broke through the Body Integration Realm back then, causing them to materialize in the middle of the four people.

The three concentrated and immersed themselves in it, verifying Ye Qingxuan's Xiaoyao Great Dao with their own Dao.

They had long seen through their own ultimate Dao Foundation and could guide the Dao to merge into Body Integration at any time, completely without worrying about being assimilated or disturbed by Ye Qingxuan's Dao.

The further down they comprehended, the more the three people's mouths unconsciously widened, and they inwardly exclaimed, what kind of Xiaoyao Great Dao was this?

It was clearly doing as one pleased, unconstrained and unrestrained, nearly defying heaven and law.

But thinking back on Ye Qingxuan's style since his debut and his heaven-defying methods, they quietly closed their mouths again; with his strength, he inherently possessed the confidence to act so wantonly and gallop across the world.

Time slowly flowed as the four of them meditated and comprehended in peace, and in a flash, another five years of time passed.

The Dao discussion ended, and Duyuan, Lin Lei, and Bai Yuekui slowly opened their eyes, the depths of their eyes completely clear and transparent.

Duyuan took the lead to stand up, executing the most solemn Buddhist greeting of Buddhism toward Ye Qingxuan, full of heartfelt respect.

Lin Lei followed closely behind, standing up and cupping his fists, bowing deeply to Ye Qingxuan to show gratitude for the grace of preaching and pointing out this time.

After the courtesies were completed, Duyuan pulled Lin Lei's arm without a second word and dragged him out of the courtyard.

Lin Lei was completely baffled, struggling hard and refusing to leave: "Master, where are you dragging me? I still want to stay and ask Big Brother Ye for a few more pointers on his insights!"

Duyuan's face was full of disappointment at his failure to live up to expectations, lowering his voice to remind him: "You single kid still do not understand; did you not see that the two of them still have things to handle? Stay here to be a lightbulb?"

"Hurry up and leave with this poor monk, or do not blame me for not reminding you if you get beaten up."

Lin Lei was stunned, his brain just turning around a hint of a clue, and just as he was about to open his mouth to ask, Ye Qingxuan's mind stirred slightly, and the Xiaoyao Great Dao evolved into the Silence Spell, directly sealing his mouth.

"Wuwuwu!"

"Sigh, you, can you not use your brain when speaking?" Duyuan said speechlessly, walking away without even turning his head.

Lin Lei quickly followed.

Watching the hurried and distant backs of the two, Ye Qingxuan raised his hand and waved, and a thick and tight barrier instantly spread out, firmly isolating the entire small courtyard, cutting off all internal and external auras and sounds.

He turned his head to look at Bai Yuekui by his side whose cheeks were still glowing with a faint blush.

"It is time to do proper business!"

He stepped forward, reached out, and picked her up horizontally in his arms, walking straight towards the bedroom.

"Ah! Why are you in such a hurry, are you not going to go check on Xiao Jiu?"

"I already checked just now; that little cat is breaking through to Return to Void, and it will still take another ten or eight years."

...Ten thousand words omitted here!