I am devoted to the Tao

Chapter 547 The Truth Behind the Heavenly War

Yu Luo Zhenren parted her lips slightly: "Since Daojun has entered Taixu Dao Palace, he should know about Taixu Daojun's plans."

"The Immortal Ancestor certainly orchestrated this scheme, using me as a pawn to obtain the Qiong Cang Dao Tree, but without the Immortal Ancestor's scheme, I would not have become a Da Luo."

Jiang Chuan paused for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, I am already surrounded by powerful enemies. If I offend the Immortal Ancestor, I will truly face certain death."

"The might of Daoist Taixu shakes all the heavens and myriad realms. I never imagined that just a few words would make Daoist Taixu risk his life to help us fight against him."

The beautiful eyes of the Jade Fallen Immortal sparkled with wisdom: "I invited the Daoist Master here today in the hope that he can enlighten us, my fellow disciples."

"I have only just attained the Great Luo Dao, how can I possibly answer your questions?" Jiang Chuan said with a smile.

“No, among all the heavens and myriad realms, besides Daoist Taixu, only Fellow Daoist Jiang is capable of answering our questions,” Daoist Taixu replied.

Jiang Chuan asked, "What would you two like to ask?"

"When Dao Lord entered the Taixu Dao Palace, did you see my master's true form, the Myriad Dao Tree?"

Taiyi Daojun explained, “Since ancient times, only four Great Luo Immortals—you, Phoenix Mother, Sage of Literature, and Sage of War—have entered the Taixu Dao Palace. I also sent my divine sense to the Holy Land of the Human Race to inquire about Sage of Literature and Sage of War, but these two said they had never seen the Myriad Dao Tree. Phoenix Mother has pledged allegiance to Taixu Daojun, so even if she had seen it, she wouldn’t say. Therefore, we can only ask Fellow Daoist Jiang.”

The rabbit and the Purple Cloud Ancestor both turned to look at Jiang Chuan.

"Ten Thousand Trees"

Jiang Chuan's thoughts were churning, but he remained outwardly calm: "I did see the Myriad Dao Tree in the Taixu Dao Palace, but the Myriad Dao Tree is the true form of my two masters, the Myriad Law Dao Venerables. They faced it directly during the ancient Heavenly Court War, so there should be no need for them to learn about the Myriad Dao Tree from me, right?"

Taiyi Daojun did not answer Jiang Chuan's question, but instead asked another question: "Fellow Daoist Jiang should have seen one of the supreme divine powers of my Outer Heaven, the Eternal Great Luo Heaven, right?"

"The Eternal Great Luo Heaven is indeed infinitely powerful."

"Has Fellow Daoist Jiang ever considered this: although the Azure Emperor did not reach the ultimate level of the Great Luo realm, he was still a Great Luo Golden Number. He wielded a supreme treasure like the Myriad Dao Tree. I was also a Great Luo Golden Number back then, so why was I able to block him with just one supernatural power?"

Upon hearing Taiyi Daojun's words, Jiang Chuan's gaze sharpened slightly.

There is a world of difference between the two.

Although the ancient Tree of Myriad Paths was also damaged in its origin, its power far surpassed that of all spiritual treasures and roots in the myriad realms.

With the Azure Emperor wielding the Myriad Dao Tree, his strength can be said to be the strongest below the Heavenly Emperor. The gap in strength between him and the Supreme Dao Lord is definitely not something that can be bridged by a single divine power!
"Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist Taiyi."

"The Great Luo Battle filled countless spaces and times. Even those of the same realm could hardly see it clearly. Fellow Daoists from all the heavens and myriad realms thought that my Eternal Tai Luo Heaven was infinitely powerful and blocked the Myriad Dao Tree. But it was not that I blocked the Myriad Dao Tree, but that the Myriad Dao Tree actively restrained its power." A look of reminiscence appeared in the eyes of Taiyi Daojun.

"what?!"

The rabbit exclaimed in surprise, "The Tree of Ten Thousand Paths has voluntarily restrained its power?!"

"How could the Myriad Dao Tree voluntarily retract its power?!" Ancestor Ziyun's eyes widened.

"Even a centipede, though dead, does not fall down."

Jiang Chuan recalled the remnants and lingering souls of the True Immortals and Immortal Kings he had seen in the Upper Heaven Mausoleum.

“The Great Luo is the Dao that has perished, but its Great Dao still exists in the past, transforming into a phantom to maintain history. The Primordial One has already merged with the Dao, and its body is equal to the Great Dao. Even if it has perished, it would not be so complete.”

"That's what I think too."

Taiyi Daojun expressed his conjecture: "Back then, I suspected that my master's lingering will was still in the Myriad Dao Tree. The Azure Emperor may have realized this as well. That's why when the Heavenly Emperor perished and Taixu Daojun took action to seize the Myriad Dao Tree, the Azure Emperor did not engage in a bloody battle and allowed Taixu Daojun to take the Myriad Dao Tree."

"I did see the Tree of Myriad Paths, but even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. I, Jiang, am merely a newly ascended Great Luo Immortal. How could I possibly discern whether the Tree of Myriad Paths contains the remnants of the Dao Venerable of Myriad Laws?"

As Jiang Chuan spoke, his heart was filled with turbulent emotions.

"Did the Grand Void Daoist Lord also realize that the Myriad Laws Daoist Venerable had lingering resentment and posed a huge threat by giving me the Myriad Laws Tree? Did he use me to kill two birds with one stone, attracting the attention of the Outer Heavens while simultaneously making the Myriad Laws Daoist Venerable attack me?"

“Normally, if the remnant spirit of the master does not appear, no cultivator below the Hunyuan level should be able to detect it.”

Master Yu Luo spoke again: "But some things don't necessarily require showing oneself to know. Master's remnant spirit relied on the Myriad Dao Tree. During the ancient Heavenly Court war, the Azure Emperor disregarded the consequences and burned the Myriad Dao Tree's origin to activate it. Since Master's remnant spirit relied on the Myriad Dao Tree, and the Myriad Dao Tree's origin was damaged, its remnant spirit would inevitably be damaged as well. Therefore, when it fell into the hands of the Immortal Ancestor, the Myriad Dao Tree would definitely do its utmost to absorb the Great Dao and restore its origin. Since Dao Lord has seen the Myriad Dao Tree, as long as you tell us about the current power and size of the Myriad Dao Tree, we will know whether Master's remnant spirit has completely dissipated or still exists."

"It may seem like a small matter, but if I speak of it, the Immortal Ancestor will likely hold a grudge against me if he finds out in the future." After saying this, Jiang Chuan did not continue speaking, seemingly deep in thought.

Taiyi Daojun frowned slightly, and after a moment he seemed to have made up his mind, and spoke again: "Fellow Daoist Jiang, you can state your conditions. As long as my Outer Heaven can do it, I can agree."

"At our level, the so-called immortal materials and divine objects are actually useless. What is truly useful to me are innate spiritual treasures, innate spiritual roots, and other things that are essentially equivalent to the Great Luo realm. But if I ask for innate spiritual treasures and innate spiritual roots, the Immortal Ancestor will know that I must have made a deal with the Outer Heavens, so I can only ask for scriptures."

Jiang Chuan stated his request: "Let me see the scriptures of the Daoist Master of Ten Thousand Laws, and I will tell you the current power and size of the Myriad Dao Tree."

"Master's scriptures"

Master Yu Luo smiled slightly, seemingly with a wry smile: "Daoist Lord, you may not know this, but Hunyuan generally does not pass on his scriptures to his disciples."

"Why not pass it on to your disciples?" Patriarch Ziyun was very puzzled.

"The Dao is the heart, the will; it is a cultivator's summary of their life. But even a Primordial Being can perish. If a Primordial Being returns and the Dao has changed, is it still the same being?"

Taiyi Daojun explained, “My master’s scripture is called ‘The Myriad Manifestations of the Profound Vault of Heaven, the Primordial True Treasury,’ which contains the mysteries of the Three Thousand Great Daos and can evolve into all laws in the world. My master used this scripture to embody the source of all laws and merge with the Dao of Techniques. In the Chaos Sea, there are many examples of people blocking their master’s path back in order to merge with the Dao. For example, Taixu Daojun is the third disciple of Taiyuan Daozun, the ancestor of the Immortal Dao. Now he calls himself the ancestor of the Immortal Dao and wants to merge with the Immortal Dao to seize his master’s Dao. Therefore, many Primordial beings in the Chaos Sea rarely pass on their fundamental scriptures to their disciples to avoid their disciples seizing the Great Dao after their Dao perishes.”

"Fellow Daoists, you have spent countless years crossing the endless Chaos Sea to come to this universe. Could it be that you are only here to collect the remains of your master?"

Jiang Chuan understood that what Taiyi Daojun said was probably true, but he didn't believe that Taiyi Daojun had truly come only for the sake of the Myriad Dao Tree and to help the Myriad Laws Dao Venerable return. Even the Great Luo Immortals could return one day; how could the Myriad Laws Dao Venerable be unable to return?
At this point, preserving oneself to protect the Daoist Master of Myriad Laws upon his future return is clearly a better choice than crossing the Chaos Sea to come to this universe, fighting the Heavenly Emperor, and then continuing to fight the Immortal Ancestor.

Most importantly, he had seen the cultivators from the Outer Heavens use the divine power 'Dao Yi' of the Supreme Dao Lord in Tianfu.

That single character, '一', which seemed to be the source of all laws and contained the immense power of the Great Dao in its evolution of all beings, is still etched in his mind to this day.

"My path of magic is based on my understanding of my master's teachings, and I have no intention of following this path," Taiyi Daojun said calmly.

Jiang Chuan simply wouldn't believe what Taiyi Daojun said.

Words can deceive, but the truth will not!

"The one who truly desires to unite with the Great Dao of Techniques is my senior brother, Dao Lord Xuanqiong."

Taiyi Daojun raised his hand and pointed, and a world connected to the steps flew to Jiang Chuan's front.

"This world is where my master created the universe. To prevent our master's return, my eldest brother used the Great Dao of Techniques to connect with the Three Thousand Great Daos to seal the heavens and the earth, suppressing all cultivators with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. All cultivators who want to break through must obtain His permission and receive the Heavenly Fruit position bestowed by Him before they can break through. My junior sister Yu Luo, junior brother Luo Xiao, and I tried to stop my eldest brother, but we were no match for him. In the end, we seized half of the 'Mysterious Vault of Myriad Phenomena and Primordial Chaos True Treasury' that our master left to Him and came to this universe to find the Tree of Myriad Daos. I comprehend half of the 'Mysterious Vault of Myriad Phenomena and Primordial Chaos True Treasury' and cultivate the Great Dao of Techniques, all in order to defeat my eldest brother and help our master return."

"My understanding of the Dao is difficult to advance further. This half of the 'Myriad Manifestations of the Profound Vault of Primordial Chaos True Treasury' may be able to help me take a step or two. I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Taiyi to lend it to me for a look," Jiang Chuan said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

Whether what Taiyi Daojun said was true or false was irrelevant to him.

After all, he wasn't the Daoist Master of All Laws, so there was no need for him to clean house for the Daoist Master of All Laws.

"This is a scripture left behind by my master, a Primordial Chaos cultivator. Do you think Fellow Daoist Jiang can take it away with just a few words?"

Upon hearing Taiyi Daojun's words, Jiang Chuan raised an eyebrow: "The only things I possess that are of value to Daojun are the Bitter Sea Bow and the Other Shore Arrow. Daojun, do you perhaps want the Bitter Sea Bow and the Other Shore Arrow?"

"This is the only spiritual treasure you currently possess that can harm the Azure Emperor. Even if I wanted it, you wouldn't give it to me."

With a flick of his sleeve, the world that had flown in flew back once more.

"You are also close to reaching the Great Luo Golden Age, and your strength is not considered weak in the Chaos Sea. How about we have a bet? I will use the Eternal Great Luo Heaven. If you can get out of it, I will take out half of the 'Myriad Manifestations of the Profound Vault of Primordial Chaos True Treasury' for you to see. If you cannot, I will let you leave, but I need you to tell me about the Myriad Dao Tree you saw."

"Primordial Great Luo Heaven"

Jiang Chuan pondered for a moment and agreed: "Fellow Daoist Taiyi's divine power is boundless. In a real battle, I am naturally no match for him. However, I think it is worth a try to escape from one of your divine abilities."

"In that case, Fellow Daoist Jiang, please enter my Eternal Great Luo Heaven."

Taiyi Daojun formed a hand seal, and in an instant, endless immortal light emerged from his hand seal.

The celestial light seemed to have been born from the essence of chaos, containing immeasurable power. Its majestic, sacred, boundless, and indestructible aura spread out, as if a peerless immortal was creating the primordial universe.

The scene before Jiang Chuan suddenly changed, and he found himself in a vast and boundless immortal land.

In the celestial land, the celestial sun shines brightly across the sky, illuminating the entire universe. Celestial mountains stand tall on the earth, and countless auspicious rays descend from the heavens.

True dragons, immortal phoenixes, and other mythical birds and beasts danced and soared from the immortal land, while immortals stood between heaven and earth, discussing scriptures and expounding doctrines, as if the whole world were a pure land far removed from the mortal world.

A celestial palace stood before Jiang Chuan. It seemed to have been condensed from a supreme divine object that had been nurtured by chaos before the creation of heaven and earth. Like a great immortal standing under the sky, it was incomparably majestic.

"Jiang Chuan, this place feels even scarier to me than facing the Eternal Emperor. Can you break through it?" the rabbit asked worriedly.

Ancestor Ziyun transmitted his voice, saying, "Just use the Bitter Sea Bow and the Other Shore Arrow."

"Lord Taiyi, you've been waiting for me to use the Bitter Sea Bow and the Other Shore Arrow."

Jiang Chuan transmitted his voice to the cat and the rabbit: "Once the Other Shore Arrow is fired, the Eternal Great Luo Heaven will surely be broken. Due to its power, even the Outer Heaven will be pierced. Just as Taiyi Daojun said, the Azure Emperor must have guessed that the Qiong Cang Dao Tree has fallen into the hands of the Immortal Ancestor. At present, the Azure Emperor is most afraid of the Other Shore Arrow. What will happen if I cannot retrieve the second Other Shore Arrow in time?"

The rabbit's expression turned serious as it transmitted its voice, "Is Lord Taiyi forcing you to take sides?"

"He revealed to me that the remnant spirit of the Daoist Master of Ten Thousand Laws is still present, forcing me to shoot the Arrow of the Other Shore. At that time, which side do you think I will choose? The great battle is about to begin. The more we can strengthen our side, the better our chances of winning will be."

Jiang Chuan had already seen through Taiyi Daojun's thoughts. No matter how precious half of the "Myriad Manifestations of the Profound Vault of Heaven" was, it could not help Jiang Chuan reach the limit of the Great Luo realm. Without reaching the limit of the Great Luo realm, even if he made a further step, he would still be no match for Taiyi Daojun.

"Since you know that Taiyi Daojun is plotting against you, why did you still come in, Jiang Chuan?" Ancestor Ziyun asked in surprise.

“It is true that Taiyi plotted against me, but there is one thing that he miscalculated.”

"Senior brother, chaos is the beginning of everything and also the end of everything. It can restrain all supernatural powers and spells."

On the platform, Master Yu Luo lowered his eyes and looked at the world that once stood on the platform in Jiangchuan.

"Although Jiang Daojun's strongest Dao is the Dao of Existence, he ultimately attained the Great Luo Dao through the Dao of Chaos. If he were to break through the Eternal Great Luo Heaven, Senior Brother, you would lose both your wife and your army."

"Chaos is indeed the ultimate counter to all supernatural powers and spells."

Taiyi Daojun took out a jade gourd from his sleeve, tilted his head back and drank deeply: "But what realm is he at? A slight difference in Dao is like heaven and earth. Moreover, the difference between my Dao and his Dao is like heaven and earth. In all the heavens and myriad realms, apart from the Immortal Ancestor, the Demon Ancestor and the Azure Emperor, there is no Great Luo who can break through my divine power without the help of spiritual treasures."

"With Jiang Daojun here, we have a better chance of winning this big battle."

Master Yu Luo chuckled lightly: "Tai Xu wants to become an immortal."

Rumble!
Just then, a deafening sound interrupted Jade Fall Master's words.

(End of this chapter)