Advance the future and become a martial saint on earth!

The night was deep, and the moonlight shone brightly.

On Jin'ao Island.

Ji Xiu's soul left his body, but in an instant, he seemed to hear a faint sound from beyond the heavens. In just a moment, he was pulled into a strange and wonderful scene!
At that moment, Ji Xiu saw flowers suddenly appear in the sky and fall down, and then he saw a white jade and glass platform, bathed in celestial light, appear out of thin air.

Around him, the dazzling light shone on the Dipper and the ox, and mist and clouds suddenly appeared, as if he had mistakenly entered a fairyland!

This unusual scene made Ji Xiu's heart sink suddenly.

He could perceive it clearly.
As his 'spirit left his body,' the connection between his physical body, which had been so close, suddenly and abruptly disappeared.

自己
It must have been that some powerful 'Daoist' expert used supernatural means to trick him away at the moment his soul left his body!

as predicted!

When this thought popped into Ji Xiu's mind...
Suddenly, a figure appeared out of thin air on the platform.

His face was hazy and indistinct, but his body radiated celestial light and color. He was dressed in a Taoist robe, holding a jade ruyi in his hand, and sat upright in front of the platform. His head was adorned with auspicious clouds and purple aura, making him look like a celestial being.

"Young friend, at your age, you have already reached the fifth level of Daoist arts and are able to separate your primordial spirit from your body. Not to mention in the Great Xuan realm, even if you were born into the Celestial Realm of Immortals, you would be a natural immortal seedling."

The Taoist priest gently lifted the jade ruyi, looked Ji Xiu up and down, and then clapped his hands and chuckled.

Ji Xiu, however, maintained a tense expression throughout.

"May I ask, Your Excellency?"

"Which highly accomplished senior master of Taoist arts is it?"

Upon hearing this, the being seated on the high platform did not conceal anything:
"You should have met me not long ago."

“I come from the Xuanfu Sect, and I am the current ‘Xuanfu True Venerable’ who holds the reins of the palace and oversees all the Daoist principles and affairs of the Xuanfu Sect this year.”

"The reason why the Impermanent Realm of All Laws was able to appear in the world ahead of schedule is because the original body crossed the realm and deceived the heavens, causing it to be shaken out."

"Otherwise, according to the calculation of the Zhou Tian system, it will take at least another year for the Yuanfu ruins to appear."

The Great Mysterious Talisman Sect, the True Venerable of the Mysterious Firmament!
Ji Xiu was still pondering what kind of master of Taoist arts could have silently lured him away from Jin'ao Island, the headquarters of the Heavenly Blade True Sect.

Upon hearing the visitor introduce himself, all the doubts and suspicions in his heart vanished instantly.

Just as he had guessed.

The Nine-Aperture Golden Elixir obtained from the 'Impermanent Realm of All Things'.
The Xuanfu Sect truly didn't want to let them go easily!

Ji Xiu had been busy all day and had just returned; he had not yet fully comprehended the Out-of-Body Dao.

Furthermore, he did not rely on the Primordial Dao Record to pre-draw the martial arts skills and the Golden Elixir Dao attached to the 'Royal Power Blade' and 'Nine Aperture Golden Elixir'.

Unexpectedly, before that, the Xuanfu Sect came knocking on their door. That's incredibly fast.

Not long ago, Xuan Qingli, a powerful cultivator from the Xuanfu Sect whose abilities were comparable to those of a Martial Saint, risked severing his own powers and falling into the Great Elixir of Magical Power in order to enter the Yuan Mansion and retrieve the Nine Aperture Golden Elixir. Ji Xiu vividly remembered this scene.

Within the Yuan Mansion, Xuan Qingli held a banner in his left hand and a wheel in his right, and almost no one could withstand a single blow from him.

If it weren't for an unexpected turn of events that caused the leader of the Corpse Puppet Cult, the Great Demon, to revive from the suppression of the ancient coffin, even if he had a connection with the Golden Core, it would probably have been forcibly taken away.

First, the True Venerable defied Heaven, willing to risk injury to his own Dao; then, the True Man severed himself, erasing the supernatural powers he had cultivated over sixty years, even at the cost of falling in cultivation level, just to seize it.
The price paid in the end was considerable.

Especially now, less than a day has passed, the so-called 'True Venerable Xuanxiao,' a being comparable to the pinnacle of humanity, has appeared without anyone noticing, luring him here.
All of this made Ji Xiu puzzled.

The 'Great Dao of the Golden Elixir' is contained within the Nine-Aperture Golden Elixir.
What exactly is it?
Why is the 'Mysterious Talisman Sect,' one of the ten great sects of the Crimson Heaven, with its immortals slumbering, so persistent?
But let's leave aside the intricacies for now and focus on this hurdle today.
How will he get through this?
“Young friend, if your primordial spirit hadn’t left your body today, I really wouldn’t have been able to lure you into this ‘grotto-heaven’ of mine.”

"You cannot escape this Five Finger Mountain today, no matter what."

Let's speak frankly and openly.

At this point, Xuanxiao Zhenzun's expression turned solemn:
"If it were an ordinary item, it wouldn't matter, but that Nine-Aperture Golden Pill..."

"It concerns a major secret of my Xuanfu Sect."

"I am truly sorry that I cannot give it up to an outsider."

"The 'Great Dao of the Golden Elixir' contained within that Nine-Aperture Golden Elixir is extraordinary. Even if you gain fortune from it and your Dao cultivation greatly increases, it will be of little use to you."

"You don't need to think about bringing up Jiang Shu to scare me. She has only been at the 'Ninth Realm of Martial Arts, the Pinnacle of Humanity' for a little over a hundred years. If she were to leave the Great Xuan Realm, I could easily suppress her if I wanted to."

"I am determined to take this golden elixir."

"However, I can grant you one request."

Xuanxiao Zhenzun raised three fingers:
"If you hand it over, I can pass on to you the Golden Core Dao, enabling you to still attain a top-tier foundation in alchemy, be qualified to bear authentic great supernatural powers, and advance to the True Person realm."

"If you have other plans and do not wish to obtain this Golden Elixir Dao, I can also make the decision and give you a chance to observe the supernatural power."

"If you have the ability to comprehend the minor supernatural powers of unorthodox paths, the intermediate supernatural powers of unorthodox sects, and the major supernatural powers of orthodox sects, these will form the foundation for your future status as a 'True Man of Supernatural Powers'."

"Then all these insights belong to you!"

"If you are not satisfied with either of the above two points, or if you want to take on both."

"As the master of the Mysterious Talisman, I have absolute authority and can directly grant you a seat as a true disciple of the Mysterious Talisman!"

"The Nine Surnames and Ten Pillars of the Great Xuan, in terms of foundation, are far inferior to the extraterrestrial lineage. If you can gain a firm foothold, the Golden Core Dao and supernatural powers within the Xuanfu Sect will only increase!"

Golden Elixir Path, Supernatural Powers, and True Lineage Seats.

The series of promises made by this True Venerable Xuanxiao were incredibly generous, and Ji Xiu was quite tempted just by hearing his name.

However, the price to pay was his own Nine-Aperture Golden Elixir.

Frankly speaking, Ji Xiu was naturally unwilling.

After all, it concerns its own "strong life spanning four lifetimes and five lifetimes," and is directly related to Jiang Jing, the Daoist Lord of Impermanence of All Laws, as it is the golden elixir that he once refined throughout his life.

The mere fact that it was embedded in the coffin was enough to suppress the Corpse Puppet Master to this day, demonstrating its immense power.

If one truly cannot comprehend the 'Golden Elixir Dao' within, then exchanging it for readily available benefits is certainly acceptable, but...
When I incorporate it into my body's dantian, I can deduce it through the Yellow Millet Dream and then use the Primordial Dao Register to advance it. Just from this point alone, it can be seen that I may not be unable to reach the Golden Elixir Dao!

So Ji Xiu was unwilling and reluctant to agree, but sometimes, circumstances are beyond one's control.

Xuanxiao Zhenzun seemed to see the reluctance in Ji Xiu's eyes. He flicked his finger and was about to shoot out a 'Dao Seed' to Ji Xiu's brow:

“Young friend, now that your soul has broken free from the shackles of your physical body and entered the celestial realm of your true self, if I do not let you return, your body, which is like a rootless duckweed, will soon be scattered by the wind and sand.”

"If you are unwilling to make this deal—trading a 'Nine-Aperture Golden Pill' that is of no use to you for a bright and glorious path to the Dao—I can 'plant a demon in your heart' to give you a push."

His tone was flat and unwavering.

Just as that seed was about to penetrate into the Purple Mansion, breaking through the mortal lock, and about to infect Ji Xiu's soul like a bone-deep carbuncle, never to be shaken off again—suddenly!

The Great Dao Purple Mansion that Ji Xiu had forged suddenly hummed and trembled, and then the Dao seal transformed into a tangible form, flying around with eight hundred characters, as if it were imbued with a touch of true meaning!
Then, it forcefully expelled the corrosive influence of that seed!

"Ok?"

"This is."

Xuanxiao Zhenzun paused, a hint of surprise finally appearing in his eyes:
"When you were ordained and entered the Dao, you introduced the foundation of the 'Ten Thousand Laws Sect'?"

The Myriad Laws Sect is one of the ten major sects in the Crimson Heaven!

Like the Xuanfu Sect, it is a colossal entity in the four continents and seas!
And
Located in 'Dongsheng Prefecture', it was the leading sect in the previous 'Supernatural Dharma Assembly', and it was at the height of its power and full of spiritual potential.

There is a predetermined number among the various schools of thought. It was once said that the Myriad Laws Sect should hold this one thousand-year reign, so implicitly, this generation of the Myriad Laws Sect can be described as a 'gathering of heroes'.

Of the ten true disciples vying for the title of contemporary Daoist Master, apart from Chi Jing, who traveled to the Great Mystery to establish a Daoist lineage in order to cultivate an astonishing supernatural power, but has yet to become a True Person, all the others are True Persons with supernatural powers!
Among them, the leader was the champion of the previous 'Divine Power Assembly' and had already gone to the 'Peach Banquet' at the ruins of the ancient Dao Court. It is said that he swallowed a Heavenly Peach and is definitely a potential True Venerable!
This kid in front of me is clearly a native of Da Xuan.
The ordination I received upon entering the Dao was actually from the oldest lineage of the Crimson Heaven, the Myriad Laws Sect!
"The reach of the Wanfa Sect is truly extensive."

Upon seeing this unexpected turn of events, Xuanxiao Zhenzun's expression darkened.

But this little episode did not affect his decision. Just as he gently raised the jade ruyi in his hand, ready to use his methods again...
Suddenly, Ji Xiu heard a series of calls that grew louder and clearer as they approached.
"Brother, brother?"

Immediately following, a dizzying sensation swept over them!
The eight hundred inscriptions carved in Ji Xiu's Great Dao Purple Mansion, carrying his separated soul body, suddenly transformed into a cloud of dust, rapidly falling downwards.
In no time at all, as if his soul had returned to its place, he inexplicably broke through the hand of Xuanxiao Zhenzun and returned to his physical body!

immediately.

Only the Xuanxiao True Venerable, who sat on the Dao Platform and temporarily interfered across realms through certain means, remained silent.

Then the avatar vanished with a roar, and in less than a moment, it opened its eyes from within the Xuanfu Sect.

In a vast swamp, clouds billowed, dragons roared, and several golden rainbows stretched across the sky, as if building a bridge between heaven and earth, illuminating pavilions, palaces, and majestic celestial palaces.

This is the sacred site of the Xuanfu Sect, Yumingbo!
At this moment, Xuanxiao Zhenzun held a jade ruyi in his hands, gazing directly into the distance, his voice booming and reverberating, as if shattering a barrier across millions of miles:
"Qin Wanfa!"

"What do you mean!?"

The Myriad Laws Sect, which had once taken Ji Wei as a disciple, and whose true master, the Myriad Laws True Venerable, buried his seed in the Great Profound Realm, heard the thunderous roar of the waves, the questioning voice carrying boundless rage from Yu Mingbo.
At this moment, Qin Wanfa, who was wearing a straw raincoat and hat and fishing for dragons in the South China Sea in a flying boat, slightly raised his eyelids upon hearing this:

"Fellow Daoist, are you still thinking about that 'Celestial Venerable Method'?"

"Jiang Jingdu has been gone for so many years, why are you still so hung up on it and can't forget it?"

"Now that the past has been scattered by the wind and sand, and those traditions have been inherited by the younger generation, we should let nature take its course."

"If you forcibly interfere and disrupt the cause and effect, be careful that not only will you fail to achieve immortality in this life, but you may also fall into a killing calamity and have to go through the cycle of reincarnation!"

"I have some connection with that young man. If you still harbor resentment, fellow Daoist..."

“In that case, it is better to resolve enmity than to perpetuate it. I will set up a game of chess in the South China Sea, placing the first piece at the center, and we will play for seven days.”

"If you still can't let go of it after seven days and insist on taking back that golden elixir, I will no longer interfere with whatever happens in the outside world, how about that?"

In the Crimson Heaven, the divine thoughts of the two True Venerables were able to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and were transmitted in almost an instant.

The True Venerable, who has attained the highest level of immortality, is not playing ordinary chess, but rather 'Taoist chess'. There is an ancient story of a woodcutter who accidentally stumbled upon a game of chess between immortals, and a day there felt like a year.

And the chess game of this True Venerable of All Laws was exactly the same.

He said he would stop interfering after seven days, but those seven days of chess games, when converted to the Great Xuan Dynasty, amount to seven years!

Xuanxiao Zhenzun's expression changed several times.
He never expected that the kid would be connected to Qin Wanfa!

Even attempts to calculate with one's fingers were met with a blurry image due to the presence of beings of the same level, making it impossible to see clearly.

This hard-won opportunity has slipped away. If that kid becomes more cunning in the future, he probably won't be able to 'leave his body' again unless he has absolute certainty or a way to protect his mind, and I won't be able to catch him!
Thinking of this, Xuanxiao Zhenzun felt annoyed. Upon hearing Qin Wanfa's words, he suddenly sneered:

"After seven days of Dao Yi, will you refrain from further interference?"

"Qin Wanfa, you said it yourself!"

"With all the heavens united, the great calamity of Yang Jiu is imminent. This time, it seems that the 'supreme fruit position' will truly emerge, and all creatures will compete freely under the frosty sky."

"It will be no more than seven years, I can afford to wait!"

"Seven years from now, the celestial barrier will be greatly reduced. At that time, I will directly cross the boundary gate to capture you. Let's see what you have to say then!"

On this day, the South China Sea Eye of Dongshengzhou!

Countless dragons and water creatures raised their heads and could see two figures who looked like immortals and saints. They used the sky as a plate and the earth as a piece, and laid out nineteen paths in the void that stretched across the heavens and the earth.

The two sat cross-legged, with yin-yang symbols placed beneath them, one holding white and the other black. Then—

A seven-year rivalry!
The True Sect of Heavenly Blade, on Golden Turtle Island!
At this moment, the sky began to lighten with the first light of dawn.

Ji Xiu suddenly awoke, his soul returned, and his body and spirit became one, just as he was in a state of ignorance.

Suddenly, he saw his sister Ji Wei beside him, her face filled with worry, calling his name anxiously, and who had actually summoned him there.
There was silence for a moment.

Just now, he thought he was going to be defeated by that 'True Venerable Xuanxiao'.

As a result, just because Ji Wei called him "brother" a few times, he suddenly seemed to have found a "beacon". Following the guidance, he silently completed his first out-of-body experience!
[The spirit of the one who bestowed the ordination left his body and returned to the True Venerable's Grotto-Heaven, thus solidifying his divine soul and increasing his magical power!]

Feeling my soul becoming more solid and more closely connected to my body
Ji Xiu felt a little more at ease.

At least they didn't suffer for no reason.

It seems I can't just leave my body randomly anymore. The methods of these powerful beings are simply unbelievable. If I'm not careful, they can steal my soul and almost make me lose my way.

Remembering this incident, Ji Xiu felt a surge of hatred.

Xuanxiao Zhenzun, Xuanfu Sect.

He made note of this account!

If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely do a proper calculation!

At the same time, a sense of urgency welled up in Ji Xiu's heart, and the slight pride he had felt after becoming a master and forging a martial arts body vanished instantly.

The world is too deep; my current cultivation is far from sufficient!
Thinking of this, Ji Xiu looked at the precious sword at his waist, then at the clearing sky outside.

He immediately wanted to borrow the 'Martial Saint's Ultimate Skill' in advance and go to Xu Longxiang to cultivate the Nine Transformation Method, which symbolizes the fifth major breakthrough in martial arts and the complete elimination of all flaws in the body!
Once he has mastered the ultimate technique for bestowing titles, he will become the master of his school.
With that in mind, I can then embark on my journey to become a true 'Young Martial Saint'!
But before that
Seeing herself awake, Ji Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a pang of reluctance.

"Brother, Master appeared to me in a dream not long ago and told me that my time has come, and I will be going to Dou Shu Zhen Fu with Senior Brother Chi Jing today."

"I...I can't bear to part with you. I haven't even seen you marry my sister-in-law yet." (End of Chapter)