676: Chapter 676 Breakthrough to Mahayana

"You watch the child learn to walk together, watch the child call out 'Mother' for the first time together, and watch the child running in the courtyard with little braids together."

"At mealtime, the family of six gathers together; your father picks up food for your mother, and your mother scolds him for being 'old and improper,' but the corners of her mouth are smiling."

"Qin Yu teases the two children, saying, 'Call me Aunt, call me Aunt,' and your daughter calls out 'Aunt' in a slurred voice, making the whole family laugh."

"Perhaps it has been too long, so long that you can barely distinguish whether this is real or fake."

"It is so real that you can personally experience the seven emotions and six desires, so real that you can experience birth, aging, illness, and death."

"But you have always known—this is the Heart Demon Tribulation."

"It is just that you have not yet found a way to break it."

"Clearly, the Heart Demon Tribulation is forcing you."

"Kill them, and you can get out."

"If you do not kill them, you will be trapped here forever."

"You look at this family, looking at the white hair of your father and mother, looking at Qin Yu's smiling face, looking at the tenderness in Cheng Rongrong's eyes, and looking at the two children crawling on the ground."

"Kill?"

"Don't kill?"

"Is it possible that the Dao is heartless?"

"Only a heartless person can reach the pinnacle of the Immortal Dao?"

"This is not right."

"Without humanity, without desires, without a Soul, what is the difference from a walking corpse?"

"How did Qin Han pass it?"

"Could it be that the third Heart Demon Tribulation of his was you?"

"Did he kill you?"

"Impossible."

"Qin Han was given by the System; even in the illusion, he would not kill you."

"Then how did he break it?"

"You suddenly realized."

"The Heart Demon Tribulation does not want you to kill anyone."

"It wants you to recognize who is real and who is fake."

"You look at this family and smile."

"You know they are fake."

"You knew from the very beginning."

"It is just that you did not know what to do."

"You walk over and hug your mother."

"Your mother is stunned for a moment, pats you, and says, 'You're so old, yet you're still acting like a spoiled child.'"

"You hug your father as well."

"Your father stiffens for a moment, says nothing, and reaches out to pat your back."

"You hug Qin Yu."

"Qin Yu widens her eyes: 'Brother, what are you doing? Did you take the wrong medicine?'"

"Finally, you hug Cheng Rongrong, hugging her for a long time."

"She says nothing, just lets you hold her, her hand gently patting your back, like coaxing a child."

"You close your eyes."

"Choose to sleep."

"It is not escapism; it is letting go."

"You understand."

"This is the Heart of No Leakage."

"No more struggling, no more resisting, emptying your state of mind, and transcending your consciousness."

"Then you wake up."

"Waking up from the illusion."

"Waking up from obsession."

"The lightning has stopped."

"The starry sky has returned to clarity."

"You are floating in the Void Realm, your whole body without a single piece of intact flesh, and you don't know how many bones are broken."

"But you are alive."

"The Dao Rhyme begins to descend."

"The colorful Dao Rhyme gushes out from the void, wrapping your entire body like cotton wrapping a baby, slowly drilling into your body."

"You can feel your Physical Body reshaping, broken bones healing, and Meridians rebuilding."

"This process is like smashing your body into pieces and then kneading it back together; it is excruciatingly painful."

"You grit your teeth, close your eyes, endure all of this, and desperately try to think of other things—like that last Heart Demon Tribulation, it was too terrifying."

"If you had chosen to kill them, you would have carried the Heart Demon and failed the Breakthrough."

"But if you did not kill them, you would never have come out."

"Unless you let go."

"Reviewing the three layers of the Heart Demon Tribulation, you understand—"

"The first layer tests decisiveness."

"The second layer tests clarity."

"The third layer tests letting go."

"A moment later, the absorption of the Dao Rhyme is complete."

"The Dao Body has been successfully forged!"

"The level of life has completely changed."

"This is Mahayana."

"At this moment, you are no longer a human."

"Not in the sense of an insult, but literally."

"Hum—!"

"A buzzing sound echoes between heaven and earth, as if celebrating that there is one more Mahayana in this world."

"You open your eyes and feel the changes in your body."

"It is not that your appearance has changed, but that your feeling has changed."

"You look at this starry sky, look at those distant stars, look at the immortal sword beneath your feet, and it all feels different."

"You can feel the Dao circulating between heaven and earth, like blood rushing through blood vessels."

"Before, you could only see a grid between heaven and earth—three thousand Laws, each one distinct."

"Now, you can also see a line."

"Just one line, but it is everywhere."

"No, to be precise, it looks like a circular line, connecting head to tail, with no beginning and no end."

"This is the Dao."

"This Dao has no beginning and no end, and it records many Daos, not just three thousand, not just thirty thousand, but countless."

"It seems to record the path taken by every person who has achieved a Mahayana Breakthrough, and each person's path is different."

"And those three Physiques within your body are also telling you—you can comprehend three kinds of Dao Divine Abilities."

"One Sword Returns to Nothingness."

"Judgment of Destiny."

"Ice and Fire Heavens."

"At the same time, the starry sky had long since returned to brightness."

"On the nearby continent, countless Cultivators stared at the sky, unwilling to move their feet for a long time."

"The residual Dao Rhyme drifted onto the nearby Star Continent, and countless Cultivators sat down on the spot to meditate and begin comprehending, with people breaking through one after another."

"In the far distance, in the backyard of the Fairy Maiden Tower in Wuji Immortal City."

"Lu Xihe looked at the starry sky, her eyes turning red: 'Old Ancestor, if you were still here...'"

"Murong Zhaozhao, sitting beside her, looked at her and comforted her softly: 'Sister Lu Xihe, don't be sad, I will accompany you from now on.'"

"As soon as she finished speaking, a figure landed—Murong Changge."

"Lu Xihe slowly stood up: 'Sect Master, why are you here?'"

"Murong Changge glanced at the two of them, his tone calm: 'You saw the Heavenly Tribulation of the person who just achieved a Mahayana Breakthrough, right?'"

"'Obviously, we aren't blind,' Murong Zhaozhao said with a serious face."

"Murong Changge did not mind and said directly: 'The Grand Elder and I have discussed it; the person who just broke through should have a deep connection with our Immortal Sect. Keep an eye out for suspicious people recently, and if you meet them, be sure to recruit them into the Immortal Sect.'"

"'Are you overestimating us?' Murong Zhaozhao shook her head speechlessly. 'They are a Mahayana realm expert; even if they stood in front of us, we wouldn't be able to see through them.'"

"'That's right, Sect Master,' Lu Xihe said seriously. 'He just broke through, so he should still be near that starry sky. If you go personally, you might be able to meet him, right?'"

"Murong Changge shook his head: 'It's too far. By the time I get there, they will have already left. Besides, if I show up at their doorstep right after they have achieved a Mahayana Breakthrough, it would be a bit like throwing my weight around.'"

"After saying this, he looked at Murong Zhaozhao and smiled: 'With Zhaozhao's talent for Luck, you might be able to find this person.'"

"The reason Murong Changge said this was because he sensed that the immortal sword had disappeared."

"So there was no need to think—the disappearance of the immortal sword was likely related to this Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation."

"Lu Xihe nodded: 'Understood, Sect Master. We will find a way to find this person.'"

"She knew very well in her heart—ever since the Wuji Old Ancestor stepped into the Chaos Sea decades ago, the Luck of the Immortal Sect had been getting weaker and weaker."

"Fortunately, the Ancestor of the Mo Family broke through later."

"But even so, the Immortal Sect now only has three Mahayana experts, which is actually behind the Heavenly Palace."

"If this continues, with one side declining and the other growing, the consequences will be unpredictable."

"Murong Changge was never afraid of full-scale conflict; what he feared was the gradual decline of Luck, eventually leaving no successors, and ending up like Ziyang Palace."