The prehistoric infrastructure maniac

Chapter 220 Biyou Palace

Upon hearing Shi Mo's explanation, the Yellow-Robed Venerable couldn't help but say, "You've overstated! Fellow Daoist Shi Mo, Brother Qin Yun, it's just a misunderstanding, nothing serious."

“In that case, we won’t linger any longer,” Shi Mo said, standing up directly. “If you have any free time in the future, Venerable One, you are welcome to visit the Great Chang World. Our Great Chang World’s former leader, Shenxiao Daoist, was your junior brother! Although he was weaker, he was still one of our own.”

"Fellow Daoist, please don't call me Venerable anymore. Your words make me feel ashamed. I was too arrogant before. I will definitely go to the Great Chang World to apologize when I have time," the yellow-robed Venerable said, and hurriedly saw Shi Mo and the others out.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the palace, he saw an old man with black hair standing in the courtyard outside, looking at Shi Mo with great interest.

The old man emanated no imposing aura, yet he seemed to inspire awe and reverence, like the starry sky and the sun itself.

"Disciple greets Master!" Upon seeing the black-haired old man, the yellow-robed Venerable was slightly taken aback, then knelt down with tears in his eyes, somewhat excited.

Qin Yun and his daughter Qin Yiyi were startled and immediately knelt down respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Dao Ancestor!"

The black-haired elder, Lingbao Tianzun, ignored them and looked at Shi Mo, who was staring at him without any reaction. Suddenly, he laughed and said, "Shi Mo, would you be willing to join my Biyou Palace lineage?"

"Do I need to become an apprentice?" Shi Mo asked noncommittally.

Lingbao Tianzun was taken aback, then laughed: "If you are willing to become my disciple, that would be good. I cannot even see through your destiny, and your future is unpredictable. I am afraid you have the hope of reaching the Heavenly Dao Realm. There is no one in the Three Realms who has taught a disciple to the Heavenly Dao Realm!"

Shi Mo looked at Lingbao Tianzun and remained silent for a moment before bowing slightly and saying, "Master!"

"Haha, good, good!" Upon seeing this, Lingbao Tianzun stroked his beard and laughed heartily, then looked at Qin Yun and his daughter and the Yellow-Robed Venerable and said, "You may all get up as well!"

His smile was kind, and his eyes seemed to encompass the entire universe.

Qin Yun and Qin Yiyi obediently stood up, but the Yellow-Robed Venerable remained kneeling: "Master, I have violated the Heavenly Rules and am willing to accept punishment, but my wife and children are truly suffering. I have fought for the Heavenly Court since its establishment and protected the Three Realms. I may not have made great contributions, but I have certainly endured some hardship. But the Jade Emperor is too ruthless. He can punish me, but why must he implicate my wife and children?"

Lingbao Tianzun looked at his kneeling disciple and said, "When the Heavenly Court was established, there was an agreement that I would not interfere in the affairs of the Heavenly Court."

"Disciple understands!" The yellow-robed Venerable One, his expression sorrowful, remained kneeling.

"How about this, you can go to Biyou Palace and cultivate in the Golden Sand Formation for ten thousand years," Lingbao Tianzun finally said, somewhat reluctantly. "The Golden Sand Formation is the most effective against your physical body. If you can break through and achieve perfection, entering the Golden Immortal Realm, then there might be some hope for your wife and children."

"Thank you, Master!" The yellow-robed Venerable became quite excited upon hearing this.

Lingbao Tianzun turned to Qin Yun and smiled, saying, "In the Three Realms, I am number one in swordsmanship. However, I did not expect that swordsmanship itself could give rise to a cultivation school. It was Laozi who comprehended the Sword Immortal school. The Sword Immortal's magic power and his natal flying sword complement each other, making his attacks even more formidable."

"Currently, many Golden Immortals in the Three Realms have attempted to deduce this, but at most they have created sword immortal techniques at the mortal level, all struggling to condense their primordial spirit. The sword immortal's power is too sharp; it's simply impossible to nurture a normal human-shaped primordial spirit. And creating a technique that allows a sword immortal's primordial spirit to be like Laozi's, wielding a sword like a sword, is also extremely difficult,"

Lingbao Tianzun praised, "I never expected that after so many years, you, a junior, would come to understand it. That's right, the great masters all deduced it from thin air, while you personally experienced it and only came to understand it after reaching such a level of swordsmanship."

"I am fortunate!" Qin Yun said respectfully and humbly.

“The path of cultivation is difficult, and there is no room for luck. If you can comprehend it, that is your skill,” said Lingbao Tianzun. “Qin Yun, would you be willing to become my disciple?”

Qin Yun respectfully knelt down again: "This disciple is willing!"

"Good! It is a blessing for my Biyou Palace to have taken in two disciples with outstanding talent and potential!" Lingbao Tianzun nodded in satisfaction and pointed twice, condensing two golden talismans in mid-air. They fell into the palms of Shi Mo and Qin Yun respectively, turning into talisman marks.

"Qin Yun probably still has some concerns. Shi Mo, if you have nothing else to do, then come with me to Biyou Palace first!" Lingbao Tianzun said with a smile.

After speaking, Lingbao Tianzun's figure disappeared. Shi Mo, who sensed a mysterious place in the endless distance through the Dao talisman, and even sensed the three words "Biyou Palace" on a magnificent palace, spoke with Qin Yun and the Yellow-Robed Venerable, then activated the power of the Dao talisman and was directly teleported there as a hazy light descended.

In this mysterious land shrouded in a vast white mist, there is a continuous cluster of palaces. In the center of all the palaces in the distance stands the tall and magnificent Biyou Palace. Shi Mo appears out of nowhere, and a black-clad Taoist boy greets him. He is not a living being, but a puppet similar to a Yellow Turban Warrior or a guardian deity.

Led by the puppet boy, Shi Mo walked forward and saw some Biyou Palace disciples sparring and watching each other in the open square.

Judging from their aura, they were all at the level of Celestial Immortals and Celestial Demons, with many at the eighth or ninth level of Celestial Immortals. Clearly, the disciples of Biyou Palace were all elites. However, most of the tens of thousands of disciples in the Biyou Palace lineage were also Celestial Immortals and Celestial Demons, and there were very few powerful beings.

“Many disciples usually reside and cultivate in seclusion at Biyou Palace, since there are many suitable places for cultivation and countless books to read at any time,” the young disciple said from the side. “At other times, the disciples also discuss and exchange ideas on the Dao.”

Meanwhile, the disciples of Biyou Palace also noticed Shi Mo. Amid their curious discussions, Shi Mo followed the young Taoist to the main hall of Biyou Palace.

Inside the vast main hall, which stretched as far as the starry sky, Lingbao Tianzun sat cross-legged atop a floating cloud. His aura was immense and powerful. Even though he had restrained his aura and pressure, the life force he naturally exuded still made people tremble.

"It's comparable to the World Realm," Shi Mo thought to himself. As expected of the Heavenly Dao Realm, it truly grasps the essence of the Heavenly Dao's operation, as if it were a world of its own.

After the young Taoist respectfully bowed and withdrew, Shi Mocai bowed slightly to Lingbao Tianzun and said, "Master!"

"To be honest, I can't quite see through you, and I don't know which great being from ancient times you are the reincarnation of." Lingbao Tianzun looked at Shi Mo with a complicated expression, somewhat sighing.

Shi Mo, whose eyes flickered slightly, remained calm and said, "Actually, I don't know either."

“You’ll find out eventually,” Lingbao Tianzun chuckled, somewhat wryly. “You’ve already comprehended the Great Dao, so transcending the tribulation won’t be difficult for you, and becoming a Golden Immortal is a natural progression. The real challenge is reaching the Great Dao Perfection realm. Currently, I only have one Great Dao Perfection realm among my disciples, your eldest sister Wudang. I hope you can become the second one.”

"This disciple will certainly strive to live up to Master's expectations," Shi Mo said calmly. Lingbao Tianzun's smile deepened, and he began to formally expound the Dao to Shi Mo, starting with every flower, every blade of grass, every drop of water, explaining that the Great Dao is interconnected. Lingbao Tianzun's teachings encompassed everything, progressing from the simple to the profound, and Shi Mo's eyes shone brighter and brighter as he listened.
Shi Mo's realm is already very high. Although the Dao of this world is different, they all lead to the same goal. Lingbao Tianzun's explanations became more and more profound, but Shi Mo could keep up completely. Even if he just skimmed through it, he would remember it and then reflect on it carefully. His realm of Dao would improve by leaps and bounds.

Even the profound and complex concepts of time, space, cause and effect, and reincarnation were listened to with great interest by Shi Mo, who felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Noticing Shi Mo's reaction, Lingbao Tianzun grew increasingly astonished as he spoke, thinking to himself, "Could this kid have already awakened his memories and been deliberately hiding them from me? Who was he in his past life? Which old friend was he?"

Finally, Lingbao Tianzun spoke of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, which was feared by the Three Realms, and Shi Mo listened with great interest.

The sermon lasted for a day and a night. Finally, Lingbao Tianzun stopped and looked at Shi Mo with a puzzled expression, asking, "Is there anything you want to ask?"

"Not yet! This disciple has gained quite a bit and plans to return as soon as possible to further study it," Shi Mo said, shaking his head.

"Alright, then you go ahead! Remember to visit the Myriad Laws Pavilion later to choose a cultivation method and supernatural powers that suit you." Lingbao Tianzun nodded and instructed.

After leaving the main hall of Biyou Palace, Shi Mo followed the young Taoist to a seemingly ordinary courtyard.

However, the spiritual energy here is extraordinary. Breathing it in makes one feel cool and refreshed all over, as if one is constantly consuming some rare treasures of heaven and earth to aid cultivation. One's mind is clear and tranquil, and the efficiency of cultivation and comprehension is very high.

"No wonder so many Biyou Palace disciples stay here to cultivate; it truly is a treasure land for cultivation!" Shi Mo thought to himself as the young Daoist beside him handed him a book introducing some of the important and precious places within Biyou Palace.

The most important place is the Myriad Laws Pavilion, which houses countless books from the Three Realms. It is divided into nine levels, with the ninth level requiring the attainment of the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit to enter, while the books on the other eight levels can be viewed freely.

It contains not only Taoist and Buddhist scriptures, but also almost all kinds of cultivation methods from the three realms, including those of the demon race and the dragon race, and most of them can directly lead to the Golden Immortal level.

It has everything from alchemy and weapon crafting to array formations and talismans, as well as a great variety of supernatural powers and spells.

For the disciples of Biyou Palace, there is no shortage of cultivation methods; the most important thing is enlightenment. Various cultivation treasures are just to help them comprehend the Dao.

Even with such a favorable environment and cultivation conditions, it is still very difficult to comprehend the Great Dao and achieve the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.

Shi Mo did not rush to the Myriad Laws Pavilion. Instead, he secluded himself to study and comprehend for a long time. After comprehending several Great Daos in one go, he left his residence and went straight to the Myriad Laws Pavilion.

Along the way, Shi Mo inevitably attracted the attention of some unfamiliar fellow disciples once again.

After arriving at the Wanfa Pavilion, I casually browsed through the stone tablets, mostly just glancing at them briefly. Only when I encountered something that interested me would I ponder it more carefully. Before I knew it, I had spent several days in the Wanfa Pavilion.

After studying various methods, Shi Mo went to the eighth floor to examine some great supernatural powers, such as Samadhi True Fire and Buddha Kingdom in the Palm of the Hand. These were truly powerful supernatural powers that, once mastered, would be enough to roam freely throughout the Three Realms.

"It turns out that only those at the Nascent Soul Realm can cultivate? The cultivation methods of this world are indeed not perfect, and the cultivation of supernatural powers also has some unique paths." After casually glancing at it and pondering for a moment, Shi Mo discovered some difficulties in cultivating supernatural powers.

However, for Shi Mo, cultivating supernatural powers was easy with his perfected Divine Demon Body Refining Method. Moreover, the value of supernatural powers lies in their quality, not their quantity, as they are merely auxiliary. Ultimately, the realm of the Dao is the fundamental thing.

When Shi Mo left Wanfa Pavilion to return and continue to refine the magic he had created, he was stopped by some senior brothers and sisters as soon as he left the pavilion, who insisted on taking him to a banquet.

There was no other way, so Shi Mo could only deal with it and briefly get to know those fellow celestial immortals and demons who were sticking together.

Back at his residence, Shi Mo first underwent a tribulation to break through to become a Celestial God or Celestial Immortal. After spending more than a month figuring out and perfecting his cultivation method, he directly raised his cultivation level to the ninth level of Celestial Immortal.

Having entered the primordial spirit realm and become a disciple of the Heavenly Venerable Lingbao, Shi Mo cultivated to the ninth level of the Heavenly Immortal realm in less than half a year. The speed of Shi Mo's cultivation left his fellow disciples dumbfounded.

He quickly became very popular at Biyou Palace, and more and more senior brothers and sisters took the initiative to befriend him. However, some of them, whose cultivation level was weaker than his, had to call him senior brother instead.

In the Biyou Palace lineage, there is no distinction of order in who joins the sect; only those with the strongest strength are considered senior brothers and sisters.

Shi Mo had no intention of forming deep friendships with his fellow disciples; they were mostly just nodding acquaintances. Later, he even left Biyou Palace because he was fed up with them, and went to kill some powerful demons and monsters who had committed great sins.

This is also a test for the disciples of the Celestial Immortals and Celestial Demons from the Biyou Palace lineage. Only by passing the test can they receive some resources and treasures.

With Shi Mo's strength and abilities, killing three experts at least at the fourth level of the Heavenly Demon realm was naturally not difficult. He quickly completed the first test and even killed an eighth-level Heavenly Demon while he was at it.

Thus, Shi Mo, who went out and made a slight move, easily completed the two tests. Furthermore, he used the primordial spirits and flesh of those great sinful demons and monsters to rapidly upgrade his Origin Divine Weapon Gloves to the level of a high-grade spiritual treasure, with its power approaching that of an innate spiritual treasure.

Under the influence of the Great Dao that Shi Mo comprehended, the original Dao contained in the Origin Divine Weapon became more and more perfect. After absorbing and refining some spiritual materials, it would quickly grow into a top-grade spiritual treasure, and might even become an innate spiritual treasure.

Next, Shi Mo continued to comprehend the Dao, nurture and cultivate his original divine weapon. Occasionally, he would visit the Myriad Laws Pavilion to browse various cultivation methods. His days of cultivation in Biyou Palace were very fulfilling, and before he knew it, more than three years had passed.

"Hmm?" On this day, Shi Mo, who was pondering a scroll of witch clan techniques in the Wanfa Pavilion, suddenly felt something and frowned slightly. Then, with a thought, he left Biyou Palace.

Outside the Demon God World that previously invaded the Great Chang World, Demon God Emperor Kuifu was trapped by Shenxiao Daoren using an array.

Faced with the Heavenly Court Thunder Department's supreme spiritual treasure seal unleashed by Shenxiao Daoren, and the chaotic divine thunder bombarded by the array of twelve thunder gods and demons, the severely injured Quiver quickly had no choice but to use a life-saving artifact.

However, just as his figure blurred and rushed out of the formation at lightning speed, space suddenly froze, and Quiver's figure stopped in the void.

At the same time, Shi Mo, who suddenly appeared beside him, easily crushed his head with his purple-gloved hand, devouring and refining his primordial spirit and physical body together.
(End of this chapter)