Lingzhang

Chapter 872 The Debt of Cause and Effect is Cleared
"Immortal, Saint, True".

"It seems that becoming an immortal is the easiest, but even in a world with the potential of a thousand worlds, one needs a complete Dao inheritance and at least the talent to advance to the Inner Realm Dao Lord level in order to have the foundation to support the Dao Fruit of the immortals with a single Dao."

"Even the Venerable King of the Outer Realm won't do!"

"Upon careful consideration, even in this extraordinary era, with potential on the order of thousands of years being unleashed and the path of the Dao Lotus World being passed down, in a complete great era, with so many geniuses and prodigies vying for advancement, how many can actually attain the realm of Inner Realm Dao Lord?"

"If this world were completely peaceful and free from calamities, with all living beings vying for passage, only one or two people would ascend to the supreme immortal realm over several generations."

"In fact, the current Dao Lords of the Inner Realm, whose Daoist methods and physical spirit have begun to unite, are already considered immortals who have not fully attained the Dao and have not yet interacted with the Qi of the Chaos Sea."

"It is precisely for this reason that the Inner Realm Dao Lord and the Inner Realm Great Sage possess a certain quality of long-term existence in the world. Even the old ghost Lin, who once created the Human Yuan Golden Elixir cultivation method, has been able to live to this day."

"But the immortals measure a kalpa in ten thousand years. This characteristic applies to the Dao Lords and Great Sages. Because their Dao attainment is incomplete, the upper limit of their lifespan is even further reduced."

"Apart from Lin Laogui and others who are suspected of having mastered the laws of the Great Dao, the remaining Inner Realm Dao Lords who came from the Dark Ages have all perished or are showing signs of decay after hundreds of millions of years have passed."

"Because of their incomplete attainment of the Dao, they are unable to attempt the process of transcending tribulations, unable to experience the easier evolution of the Dao Fruit, let alone the opportunity to reshape the Dao Fruit after transcending tribulations and enjoy ten thousand years of life again."

"He clearly possesses the talent of immortals, yet he is confined to the prison of heaven and earth. What a pity, what a pity..."

"Of course, what I'm comparing them to is their current state of being trapped in the third level of inner vision."

"If there's anything truly regrettable, it would be that if they had all the paths to enlightenment, and had simply pursued a single path to achieve complete integration of form and spirit, thus becoming immortals, that would have been a real pity!"

"The path of the Inner Realm Dao Lord: as long as one cultivates internally in all nine outer realms and achieves perfect cultivation, these people should all have the potential to become Saint Lords!"

"If one can prove oneself a sage ruler, who would be willing to prove oneself merely a celestial being?"

"This is the power of having a lineage spanning thousands of years. Supported by a strong foundation in Daoist techniques, it can guide those with sufficient talent, opportunity, and fortune to a direct path to becoming a Saintly Ruler!"

"But."

"Even the most supreme immortal path passed down between the highest heavens and earth in this world."

"The only thing that can be calibrated by the legacy of the sages and the anchor of the human-made cultivation framework is the fruition of the Sage King realm."

"This is the best that can be achieved when one's own talent is not lacking and all external forces are in place."

"And if you want to attain the realm of immortality, you want to become the Primordial Celestial Venerable."

"That is not a path to enlightenment that can be attained by those who only know how to cultivate diligently in seclusion."

"Any top-tier inheritance or any supreme opportunity can at most guide a cultivator in a general direction, but cannot directly bestow upon the cultivator the Great Dao Laws condensed from all the myriad methods."

"All external forces pale in comparison to the laws of the Great Dao."

"Only talent and ability!"

"Only one's innate talent and ability is the sole gateway and key to touching the laws of the Great Dao!"

"We, the descendants of Daolian, have been plotting and scheming for hundreds and thousands of years."

"In the end, it was all because of your talent and genius..."

Speaking of which.

Su Yuan's face showed a look of desolation mixed with numbness.

Yue Hanzhang simply watched quietly.

It was as if his face today bore witness to all the ups and downs of emotions in the world.

Under Yue Hanzhang's quiet gaze, Su Yuan's dejected expression suddenly transformed into a sinister smile.

"but……"

"If a person's extraordinary talent and aptitude are the only gateway and key to touching the laws of the Great Dao."

"Therefore, mastering the laws of the Great Dao is the only path and key to attaining the Dao Fruit of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable!"

Even if you master the laws of the Great Dao, you are merely standing in front of a cracked door, only able to glimpse a tiny fragment of the scenery inside.

Whether we can actually push open that door is hard to say!

"Can one, during the process of refining one's form and spirit in all nine Dao Realm Worlds, ensure that one's own Great Dao Laws are consistently applied, thereby opening up seeds for a vast number of Form and Spirit Worlds?"

"It also depends on fate and circumstances, and requires consideration of more fundamental factors!"

"There are many who fail at the last hurdle, who suffer a crushing defeat at this moment, who stumble at the last step, and who cannot even obtain a position among the immortals."

"Moreover, you possess the Great Dao Law of 'Destruction'."

"Although this Great Dao Law is superior to my Great Dao Laws of 'Corrosion' and 'Devouring', it focuses on attack and kill, and ultimately loses seven-tenths of the meaning of nurturing and refining."

"Using such a focused and destructive Dao Law to penetrate one's inner world of form and spirit, will one take advantage of the force of destruction to reforge earth, fire, water, and wind, and create a new universe; or will one careless move cause the unified origin to collapse and be destroyed, reversing yin and yang?"

"It all comes down to a single thought!"

“Your talent surpasses mine by more than a fraction, but when it comes to securing the Dao Fruit of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, you are inferior to me.”

"certainly……"

"There is still a chance for things to turn around."

"The Great Thousand Worlds is not the Dao Fruit of the Celestial Venerable, but rather it is through the process of the creation, absorption and interweaving of all Daos of Heaven and Earth that we verify our own Primordial Celestial Venerable Dao Fruit."

"If that's the case, why bother trying to create a vast world from one's own physical form and inner world?"

"To be honest, isn't a world with a foundation of thousands of dimensions right in front of you?"

"You used the Dao Law of 'Destruction' to destroy the extraordinary world, reforge earth, fire, water, and wind, and reopen the universe. Isn't this a more comprehensive and reliable path?"

"Have you forgotten what I just said?"

"With each cycle of birth and death in the vast world, those who stand out in the Dharma-ending Age and re-refine the earth, fire, water, and wind will surely attain the status of the Primordial Celestial Venerable!"

Speaking of which.

Su Yuan seemed genuinely considering Yue Hanzhang's path to enlightenment, but the strange and grotesque smile on his face grew even more pronounced.

Yue Hanzhang remained silent. He turned his head and glanced at the border of the Dao Alliance, his gaze seemingly piercing through the boundless sea of ​​stars and returning to the mortal world.

then.

Yue Hanzhang, having withdrawn his gaze, looked back at Su Garden.

"Do you expect to confuse Yue's mind with such rhetoric?"

"The so-called certainty of becoming a Primordial Celestial Venerable is probably not so absolute, even under extreme conditions."

"That was a truly prosperous world. After countless years of nurturing and growth, all the essence and brilliance from the beginning of time were refined and released to the extreme in the endless trials of the Dharma-ending Age."

"Moreover, the only 'savior' was ultimately selected from among the countless cultivators in the entire prosperous immortal world who had inherited their lineage in an orderly manner, after eliminating almost everyone in an entire generation."

"Only by combining these two can one attain the status of Hunyuan Tianzun through the refining of earth, fire, water, and wind."

"It seems that the Primordial Celestial Venerable who has attained enlightenment in this way must also be the 'protector' of this great world in this cycle of birth and death."

"From this, it can be seen that if any one of these aspects were compromised, it would be impossible to create such a Primordial Celestial Venerable. And once the 'protector' is lost in the cycle of birth and death, it may be a withering end with a series of variables."

"Even in its most prosperous and magnificent state, this is still the case."

"The extraordinary life I, Yue, was born into was a world devoid of spirits a hundred or a thousand years ago." "When heaven and earth were reborn, it was only in the rudimentary form of a Great Thousand World. The accumulation of a hundred or a thousand years is probably not even comparable to a single hair on the back of a true Great Thousand World!"

"No matter how much you boast about how powerful the laws of the Dao Lotus World are, this Dao Lotus World is no longer a true Great Thousand World. It is stranded on the wasteland of the Chaos Sea, and has even undergone several cycles of birth and death. It is only one step away from becoming a world without spirits."

"Under such circumstances, it is an indisputable fact that the true lineage of the Great Thousand Realms Immortal Dao has been lost and damaged!"

"It may still possess the framework and spirit of the Great Thousand Worlds, but it is destined to no longer be the Great Thousand Worlds Immortal Dao inheritance itself at its peak!"

"The origin of heaven and earth can be considered the seed and embryo; the inheritance of the Dao only has the framework and essence left."

"Can Yue truly shake the very essence of this world by using the Dao Law of 'Destruction' to penetrate it, and inevitably break through the cycle of birth and death of earth, fire, water, and wind? Can Yue truly and inevitably attain the Dao Fruit of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable?"

"Do you dare to swear an oath before the laws of the Great Dao again, and give me, Yue, a clear answer?"

Su Yuan's eerie and bizarre smile froze on her face.

The response to Yue Hanzhang was a long period of silence.

Yue Hanzhang remained calm in place.

"Yue has confidence in his own Taoist skills, but he has no confidence in the accumulation of his extraordinary life."

"Yes."

"Of all these factors, I have absolute confidence only in the results of my Taoist practices."

"If I can accomplish such a thing as reopening the world by relying on my own Taoist cultivation, why don't I do it myself in the inner world of my physical body and spirit?"

"If one doesn't even have this much confidence in oneself, how can one talk about the Dao Heart? How can one talk about the Dao Fruit? And the Primordial Celestial Venerable? I'm afraid one doesn't even qualify as an immortal with a lifespan of tens of thousands of years!"

"Moreover, the ultimate goal of cultivation is the unity of body and spirit with the Dao. If one only focuses on the increase or decrease of the Dao and ignores the body and spirit, and one's own state of mind, then one is neglecting one thing and losing another."

"I don't know if you said this purely to disturb my Dao heart, or because you couldn't get what you wanted and developed some kind of malice towards the Extraordinary World, or if you really didn't think that far ahead."

"But this line of thinking is wrong."

"Since you have just taught me something, I, Yue, will also tell you this principle."

"Those who only observe the increase or decrease of the Daoist methods cannot attain the supreme Daoist fruit of the Heavenly Venerable!"

"How did Yue get started?"

“I was born and raised in a shantytown. I overturned the old alliance of powerful families and established a golden age for them!”

"Now you're telling me I have to risk the same thing as creating the world, refining the heavens and earth into earth, fire, water, and wind."

"Has everything Yue has achieved along the way become a joke?"

"Among all the cultivators of this world, how innocent are countless beings like Wu Yang?"

"Moreover, the world is being reborn and has not yet reached the peak of this era. When it truly evolves into the Dharma-ending Age of this era, true geniuses and prodigies will emerge and act as protectors of the cycle of birth and death in this world."

"That person doesn't necessarily have to be me today."

"If I really did as you said, I'm afraid I would be the one to 'destroy' myself."

"Without this perfect Dao heart, all supreme Dao fruits are merely castles in the air, reflections in a mirror, and the moon in the water."

"and."

"Although at the level of Immortal True Immortal, the rank of Dao Fruit is no different, it is like the battle between Inner Realm Dao Lords, where life and death can be determined in an instant."

"Rank does not represent everything."

"It seems that even among the Primordial Celestial Venerables, there are differences in rank."

"No matter how you look at it, the fruits of enlightenment sought within oneself are always better than those obtained through seeking truth through falsehood, aren't they?"

"I have ambition, I want to strive for perfection, I want that level of thoroughness that has reached the point where there is no room for further advancement!"

"Considering the current state of decline of the Dao Lotus World."

"I want to become a variable in a world devoid of spirits."

"I advise you to adopt this same meticulous attitude."

"Otherwise, if you give up before you've even attained enlightenment, the process of attaining enlightenment could easily... very easily lead to a misstep!"

Upon hearing these words...

The stiff smile on Su Yuan's face turned ashen.

Finally, he gave a wry smile.

"When a person's luck turns bad, they are easily possessed by evil spirits."

"When I spoke vaguely just now, I was genuinely hoping to confuse you in a way."

"Thinking of this extraordinary world, even if it doesn't end up in the hands of us, the remnants of the Dao Lotus, it would be best if it were destroyed by you."

"If I could see that it's all just a mirage, it would bring some comfort to my old heart."

"Even if such interference has the slightest effect on your mind during your path to enlightenment, it is still a good thing."

"But unexpectedly."

"These thoughts did not affect you, but in the end they affected me instead."

"If I were to return to the Dao Lotus World with this mental obstacle, I fear I would ultimately stumble and fall during my path to enlightenment..."

"King Lingye's words were like a wake-up call."

"It is to prepare me for the future attainment of enlightenment, and to eliminate a tribulation first."

"Such righteous indignation...I am ashamed..."

"I have no hope left. This time, I really have no hope left..."

Previously, when Su Yuan muttered "I have no thoughts," her voice was so dejected and mournful.

But at the moment.

When he said similar things again, his words were filled with relief, relief, and gratitude.

Yue Hanzhang waved his hand from where he was standing.

"Over hundreds and thousands of years, you are in me and I am in you. The grudges and grievances during this period cannot be clearly distinguished by victory or defeat, right or wrong. You almost destroyed the human race, but you also created the perfect myriad laws and methods that should not exist in this generation."

"At least on this point."

"Without the inheritance of the Dao Lotus World, I, Yue, would not be where I am today."

"The debt of cause and effect, of gratitude and resentment, can no longer be settled today."

"Then forget it!"

"We, cultivators from both realms, have come to be connected by fate today!"

(End of this chapter)