novelapdf Chapter 532 Master Xuanguang
Chapter 532 Master Xuanguang
Spring Peak.
This peak is not tall, but it is blessed with natural beauty, with several clear springs flowing through it and lush vegetation.
It wasn't originally called that, but Fang Qing liked it so much that he gave it a name.
Not only that, the outer sect of the Universal Sect, the Heavenly Craft Hall, also sent a team of Mountain and Sea Warriors to modify the mountain according to his wishes, making it more suitable for setting up formations, and incidentally built a series of palaces.
This palace is built on a foundation of white jade, and inside there are jade bridges and white streams, pavilions and towers, ethereal atmosphere, and the fragrance of plum blossoms and osmanthus...
It was Fang Qing's cave dwelling.
Inside the cave at this moment.
Fang Qing sat cross-legged on the futon, the contents of the "Nine Heavens Book" slowly flowing through his mind.
"The Universal Sect is quite generous; they have both the Refinement and Profound Chapters of the Nine Heavens Book... but they don't have the section on how to break through to the Great Ascension stage..."
Currently, the Xuan Guang Shangren of the Huanyu Sect is in seclusion attempting to break through to the Mahayana stage, so this part should obviously exist.
Fang Qing understood. After all, he was a newly joined Void Refinement cultivator. What more could he ask for than a top-tier cultivation technique that had reached the Perfection of the Cave Profound Realm?
Upon further analysis, one realizes that every word in the "Nine Heavens Heavenly Book" is a gem, especially in the comprehension of the Great Dao of the Great Void, where progress is made step by step...
"To comprehend the Great Void..."
Fang Qing murmured to himself.
Even if they are not cultivators with the Void Spirit Root, the Nascent Soul of a Nascent Soul Old Monster can escape into the void, and the Purple Mansion True Person can even travel through the void with their physical body.
Once a cultivator reaches the Void Refinement stage, they can even refine a piece of void with a wave of their hand!
Therefore, as a cultivator's cultivation level increases, their 'sensitivity' to the Great Void should also be continuously improving.
This is the key to enabling any high-level cultivator to cultivate the "Nine Heavens Heavenly Book"!
"Those who have penetrated the mysteries of the Great Dao... must have a deep understanding of a certain Great Dao to break through to the Cave Profound stage... This is especially true for Mahayana practitioners."
Fang Qing gradually came to understand the differences between the Spirit Realm system and the Qi Cultivation Dao system.
On the other hand, the path of cultivation is the orthodox path of cultivation. After reaching the Purple Mansion, one can ascend to heaven in one step and completely master a certain Golden Position. If one fails, one dies. It is extremely extreme and very difficult!
But the cultivation system in the spirit world is different!
After the Nascent Soul stage, the stages of Refining Emptiness, Penetrating Profound Mystery, and Mahayana are all processes of comprehending a certain Great Dao.
In terms of attainment, it can be categorized as minor achievement, intermediate achievement, and major achievement!
In percentage terms, it's 10%, 50%, or even 90%!
To enter the Great Dao at the initial stage of Refining Emptiness, one needs to comprehend a certain Great Dao to the point of 50%, while the Great Ascension stage requires 90%! Or even 99%!
The standard for becoming an immortal should be to fully comprehend a great Dao!
"To comprehend thoroughly, yet not to possess! This is the unique system of the spirit realm... while the path of Qi cultivation directly makes one a master of a single path!"
In Fang Qing's view, the Great Dao and the Golden Position are essentially the same thing.
However, unlike the Daoist Fuqi Dao, who is called the True Lord or Dao Lord, the True Immortals of the Spirit Realm have perfected their understanding but do not possess anything.
Or perhaps, due to insufficient cultivation, they retreated to cultivate paths similar to those of immortals like Corpse Liberation and Profound Mystery... yet they still managed to attain the rank of True Lord, which is higher than that of Divine Elixir!
"Even among immortals, there are differences in strength, such as immortals and immortal lords... Could it be that only immortal lords can perfectly master a Great Dao?"
Fang Qing had some musings, but ultimately returned to his own thoughts.
With a thought, the vast and powerful "Azure Spirit Ocean Technique" within his body disappeared, transforming into a wisp of strange "Nine Heavens Heavenly Book" power.
This magical power was pure and vast, with a hint of silver-white. Within it seemed to be countless phoenixes taking flight, head to tail, soaring side by side...
In terms of quality, it certainly far surpasses the "Azure Spirit Ocean Technique"!
As Fang Qing exhaled and inhaled, surging primordial energy flowed down from within his body, causing his cultivation to rapidly advance through various stages, from Nascent Soul to Spirit Division, and then beginning his ascent towards Void Refinement...
On Spring Peak, sixth-order spiritual energy resembled dragons, coiling and circling the mountain.
At this moment, as if drawn by some inexplicable force, one after another rushed into the cave.
A flash of silver-white light appeared in Fang Qing's eyes, and his whole body became hazy.
"The transformation technique is complete!"
"Now I am a Void Refiner of the Nine Heavens Heavenly Book, no less skilled than those true disciples of the Universal Sect..."
"Even going forward, the so-called mid-stage Void Refinement, late-stage Void Refinement... and the Cave Profound bottleneck are practically non-existent for me..."
"What I lack is the ability to comprehend the 'Great Dao of the Void'... especially the 'Dongxuan Stage.' To fully understand the mysteries of the Great Dao, a certain level of comprehension is required to break through... otherwise, it's easy to encounter calamity!"
Thinking about this, Fang Qing felt a little regretful.
If the Azure Spirit Ocean Technique had a Mahayana version, he would have almost no bottlenecks. He would only need enough pills and spiritual energy to quickly become a Mahayana cultivator!
This is naturally because [Ji Shui] is inherently associated with the virtue of water, making it incredibly easy to comprehend the great principles of water.
Similarly, if he were to cultivate fire or lightning attribute techniques, the same effect would occur...
"It seems... the enlightenment and cultivation here is more reasonable."
After comparing the two, Fang Qing came to a conclusion.
As for the Dao of Forgetfulness, there's no need to say more; it's full of pitfalls and bloodshed!
In the spirit realm, the two major stages of Divine Transformation and Void Refinement barely correspond to the Divine Transformation Realm of the Qi Refining Path.
The subsequent Cave Profound stage is stronger than the Nascent Soul stage but weaker than the Divine Core stage!
The subsequent Mahayana stage is roughly equivalent to consuming the Qi-cultivating elixir, with varying degrees of strength.
In the practice of breath control, there is no such process of continuously deepening one's understanding of the Dao and then fully comprehending it.
"Because the Dao of Qi Cultivation doesn't want too many people to cultivate it, and doesn't want any cultivators to become True Monarchs, yet it needs a certain number of lower-level cultivators to complement the spiritual atmosphere, nourish the spiritual land, and create a favorable environment? Therefore, it sets up several huge obstacles, especially before the Golden Core True Monarch level... It may seem like only one realm is different, but in reality, the difference is worlds apart, and one wrong step can lead to death..."
"Unlike the spirit realm, where advancement is gradual, leaving room for maneuver, this is the proper style of an upward-moving system..."
Fang Qing let out a long breath and began his first cultivation session after refining his Void Realm.
Of course, from the outside perspective, it is because this newly initiated peak master needs some time to change his cultivation method, and the sect will naturally leave room for him.
Whoosh!
The spiritual energy surged and transformed into a vortex.
He paid no attention to the slightest progress in his magic power during the early stages of the Void Refinement realm, but instead focused on comprehending the 'Great Void Dao'!
In Fang Qing's perception, the silver-white 'Taixu Runes' on the jade slip that transmitted the power seemed to come alive, transforming into silver phoenixes that spread their wings and soared into the sky...
His understanding of the "Great Void Dao" is growing at an alarming rate.
"Could it be because my 'status' is extremely high? Therefore, I am able to look down from a superior position and comprehend the Great Dao?"
A guess inexplicably arose in Fang Qing's mind: "Is it because the Nascent Soul and Void Refinement realms enhance one's Void Talent? Or perhaps both?"
But in any case, his talent on the 'Great Void Dao' is simply unparalleled.
At this moment, in his eyes, it seemed as if an indescribable silver-white river appeared, encompassing all directions and embracing the universe... Countless concepts of space, emptiness, and squareness flowed within it, carrying with them a magnificent and boundless aura...
Fang Qing felt as if it were a golden spot!
Even the terrifying flood of information was somewhat similar to the tribulations one experiences after ascending to the highest position, but much milder.
"Being able to gradually adapt at a lower level, and eventually take control of the Dao and become the Dao Lord, will greatly reduce the 'Tribulation of Ascending the Throne' that one will endure..."
He was so engrossed in the exhilarating feeling of his rapid progress on the Great Dao that he completely forgot about the passage of time outside.
Time flies...
Fang Qing was immersed in the Great Dao of the Great Void, unaware of the past few years.
On this day, he suddenly understood the mystery, opened his eyes, and a dazzling silver seal appeared between his brows in a fleeting moment.
"My cultivation on the 'Great Void Dao' is probably enough to cross the bottleneck of the Cave Profound Realm..."
He murmured something, and the power of the Nine Heavens Heavenly Book within his body stirred slightly, causing his eyes to involuntarily turn silver-white.
Then, it seemed as if they had passed through layers of restrictions and seen the deepest part of the Universal Sect!
Whoosh!
The wind howled, and thunder roared...
This should be a secret realm similar to a blessed land, the true foundation of the Universal Sect.
And within this grotto, Fang Qing saw... him!
It was a towering giant, almost giving the impression of a divine being.
He wore a tattered Taoist robe, his body was rotting in many places, and he was surrounded by wind and thunder, with water and fire accompanying him.
The void trembled slightly, revealing one hidden chain after another.
The chains were translucent, with countless skulls layered inside, like billions of living beings crying and wailing...
From the giant's wound, one can vaguely see that its body contains countless honeycomb-like structures.
Within those beehives, a dazzling array of colors shone brightly, seemingly flowing and wriggling... imprisoning countless souls.
On the giant's exposed skin, one after another, emaciated humanoid creatures seemed to be climbing, or perhaps forming the giant's armor and robes with their own bodies...
His face was blank, radiating a light of the void, and his head split open from the middle, like a giant door connecting all directions...
A roar came from inside the door, like the howls of countless wronged souls in hell, all overlapping together...
"What...what the hell is this?"
With a thought, Fang Qing saw countless beams of light converge at the end of the chains, transforming into a semi-transparent lotus flower that slowly rotated above the giant. The countless chains, like roots, confined the giant within a certain area.
Otherwise, this person would have already stormed out of the secret realm, causing rivers of blood to flow in the Huanyu Sect.
"The same magical aura... and... a cultivation level approaching the Mahayana stage, yet transformed into a monster... could it be... Master Xuan Guang?"
He immediately had the answer.
That Supreme Elder of the Universal Sect, the Xuan Guang Venerable at the peak of the Cave Profound Realm, has indeed been in seclusion for many years, attempting to break through to the Mahayana Realm!
The Mahayana stage is equivalent to a divine elixir!
It is only natural that evil beings transformed from Taoist practices after going astray in their cultivation would exhibit such power!