Nanya Province was bright and clear with cloudless skies, a rare fine day.
In an instant, violent gales whipped up, and thunder rolled in.
Amidst boundless thunderclouds, lightning flashed, with colossal beings faintly shuttling through them.
Across Nanya Province, whether cultivators or mortals, a sense of fear suddenly surged in everyone's hearts!
Some terrifying entity was slowly awakening!
Li Chengxuan, however, had a completely different feeling.
A consciousness so majestic that it filled heaven and earth was currently gazing down at Mount Taixuan.
“This consciousness…”
“It is the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao!”
Li Chengxuan was shaken to his core!
Why was the ancient path of the 【Purple Palace Golden Core Dao】 so difficult to cultivate?!
Countless generations of the Nanya Immortal Alliance had investigated it, and the conclusion they reached plunged all ancient-path cultivators into despair.
The Heavenly Dao did not respond!
The 【Purple Palace Golden Core Dao】 followed the path of 【resonance between heaven and man】; once one attained the 【Golden Core Fruition Position】, it became 【my heart is the Heavenly Heart】!
Yet for unknown reasons, the Heavenly Dao of this world no longer responded to Purple Palace Golden Core Dao cultivators.
Not to mention that the 【Fruition Position】 no longer manifested, even the 【spiritual energy of heaven and earth】 required to enter the Dao grew scarcer and scarcer.
The vast Nanya Immortal Alliance did not even have a single 【Purple Palace】 cultivator, presided over by merely a few 【Foundation Establishment】 cultivators.
“Yet now, the Heavenly Dao has actually manifested!”
“Why?!”
With a stir of his heart, Li Chengxuan channeled his spiritual sense to make soft contact with that majestic consciousness.
A vast array of jumbled information flooded in.
The most prominent among them, however, was a feeling of joy.
Li Chengxuan understood many things in an instant.
“So that's how it is!”
“The reason for the Heavenly Dao's manifestation was actually because of me!”
“To be precise, it was because of Liu Zhijian, whom I brought back!”
“The dense 【Kan Water】 aura on Liu Zhijian was condensed on Earth. To the Heavenly Dao of the cultivation world, it is a great supplement!”
The astonishing world-shaking phenomenon over Nanya Province shook all directions.
The Nanya Immortal Alliance was naturally overjoyed.
Numerous immortal sects cultivating new methods across the Central Continent, the Eastern Sea, and the Southern Sea were uncertain and startled.
The consciousness of the Heavenly Dao seemed to fear something; after a brief touch with Li Chengxuan, it parted immediately and vanished into the vast unknown.
The wind and thunder above Nanya Province vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.
As if the world-shaking phenomenon just now had been nothing more than an illusion.
Liu Zhijian had no idea how great a storm his arrival had caused; he was still clicking his tongue in marvel and praising everything before his eyes continuously.
Li Chengxuan suppressed the shock in his heart and spoke, “Are you willing to join my Mount Taixuan?”
Only a fool would refuse!
Liu Zhijian was greatly excited and nodded repeatedly, “Of course I am willing!”
“Good!”
Li Chengxuan stood beneath the patriarch statue, holding the spiritual seal in his hand, and said in a deep voice, “Liu Zhijian, why do you not bow and pay homage?!”
Liu Zhijian naturally understood and fell to his knees in all earnestness: “Disciple Liu Zhijian pays respects to Master!”
“Mm.”
“From this day forward, you are a three hundred and sixty-fifth generation disciple of Mount Taixuan!”
With a thought from Li Chengxuan, Liu Zhijian's name appeared in the sect roster.
In the center of the Ancestral Hall, a barely visible ripple appeared upon that blank portrait.
A hazy mist faintly shrouded Liu Zhijian.
This was a cover granted by the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao.
Li Chengxuan's 【Uncalculated Fate】 destiny was already eye-catching enough.
If Mount Taixuan gained another one, even a fool could guess something strange was going on.
Therefore, although the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao dispersed after a brief touch, it had also helped resolve the hidden danger.
In the future, disciples of Mount Taixuan would gain a 【Seemingly Calculated Fate】 destiny to obscure their origins and aura.
This Ancestral Hall would also develop mystical attributes, leaving no need to worry about others peering into it.
These were naturally extremely useful.
However, Li Chengxuan's true harvest was seeing his own Dao path!
“No rush, no rush!”
“In the end, I've seen hope!”
Li Chengxuan suppressed the churning emotions in his heart and said slowly, “Zhijian, remember to speak and act with caution in the future. In particular, do not speak much of your past.”
“Should trouble come from your words, no one will be able to save you.”
Liu Zhijian had read several dark cultivation web novels and naturally understood the logic behind it, agreeing repeatedly.
Li Chengxuan nodded slightly.
Although the angler was somewhat advanced in age, he was after all an Earthling who had been tempered by web novels and short dramas. Having traveled far and wide to fish across the nation, his mind was mature, and he lacked neither experience nor insight.
He simply lacked common knowledge of cultivation and needed to be taught from scratch.
“For the next few days, go to the side hall next door to read introductory cultivation texts, the history of this world, and the travelogues of sect seniors.”
“Once some time has passed, I will teach you cultivation.”
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Ancestral Hall.
Having sent Liu Zhijian away, Li Chengxuan also sat cross-legged, pondering his own Dao path.
By traveling between two worlds and bringing back people bearing dense auras from Earth to supplement and strengthen the Heavenly Dao of the cultivation world, he had naturally gained the favor of the Heavenly Dao, reaping truly immense benefits.
“The 【spiritual energy of heaven and earth】 used to enter the Dao is divided into noble qi, minor qi, and turbid qi.”
“The 【Mortal Turbid Qi】 that I used belongs to turbid qi.”
“Cultivation is difficult, and the future is bleak.”
“However, according to the Dao theories instilled by the Heavenly Dao, 【Mortal Qi】 was extremely extraordinary in ancient times. It was the most famous spiritual energy in the 【Human Immortal Dao】, from which several powerful figures at the Immortal tier emerged.”
“It was only later when the 【Heavenly Immortal Dao】 flourished that 【Mortal Qi】 was demoted to an inferior grade.”
“Human Immortal Dao…”
“This 【Immortal Foundation】 is actually very suitable for me…”
Li Chengxuan felt greatly reassured in his heart as he sensed the Two-World Bead.
Bringing someone across the two worlds had presumably exhausted its energy.
Currently, the Two-World Bead was dim and lusterless.
However, as Li Chengxuan's life was tied to it, he could sense that the Two-World Bead was not destroyed and was gradually recovering.
After some time, its function would be restored.
“I wonder how many grand figures will be alarmed by the world-shaking phenomenon in Nanya Province.”
“At a time like this, keeping a low profile is key, and it is not suitable to travel between the two worlds frequently.”
“I had better focus on cultivating quietly first!”
Li Chengxuan suppressed the churning thoughts in his mind, sat cross-legged, and began to absorb spiritual energy to complete heavenly circuits.
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The waves caused by the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao's consciousness were still surging.
Yet neither the Nanya Immortal Alliance nor the Central Continent sects would care about Mount Taixuan, whose legacy had decayed to the point where its sect master entered the Dao using 【Mortal Turbid Qi】.
The Nanya Immortal Alliance merely sent someone to inspect symbolically, departing after collecting a few spirit stones.
Side hall of Mount Taixuan's Ancestral Hall.
Liu Zhijian was gritting his teeth and reading the ancient texts earnestly.
From childhood to adulthood, Liu Zhijian had never been cut out for studying.
However, thirty years of fishing had honed a patience and willpower beyond ordinary people.
Liu Zhijian actually gritted his teeth without budging, sitting in solitary study for a whole month, carefully reading the texts Li Chengxuan gave him several times over, swearing to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for cultivation!
“Not bad.”
Li Chengxuan took a glance from outside the door and felt deeply satisfied. “You have read enough of the texts for now; put them aside for a moment.”
“Today, I will teach you cultivation.”
Liu Zhijian's spirits lifted.
Enduring a month without moving had indeed been difficult.
Now, the clouds had finally parted to reveal the moonlight!
Instead of jumping straight into teaching, Li Chengxuan asked, “Having read the texts for so long, do you know what the first step of cultivation is?!”
Liu Zhijian pondered seriously for a moment and answered, “Embryonic Breathing to nourish the spirit, reversing back to the innate state.”
“Not bad.”
Li Chengxuan nodded slightly and continued, “Our sect does not lack methods for Embryonic Breathing to nourish the spirit. Later, go select one yourself to cultivate.”
“Once you reach basic mastery in Embryonic Breathing, head down the mountain.”
“The 【spiritual energy of heaven and earth】 required for you to enter the Dao must be gathered by yourself.”
Liu Zhijian was startled upon hearing this. He had read about the 【Qi Gathering Method】 in the texts, so he hurriedly asked, “May I ask, Master, which 【spiritual energy of heaven and earth】 should your disciple gather?”
Li Chengxuan looked at the dense 【Kan Water】 aura on Liu Zhijian and said slowly, “Naturally, it is the 【Clear Qi Above the River】 of the 【Kan Water】 path!”
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