Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 282 Metamorphosis, The Three Immortals Pavilion Meeting (5,000 chapters)
"come in."

Li Wushou's clear voice came from the study.

Tree Goddess felt relieved and slowly pushed open the door and went inside.

Inside the study, Li Wushou sat behind his desk with his eyes closed, his mind absorbed in the Three Immortals Pavilion.

The old beggar stood with Chen Gou'er behind the Three Immortals Pavilion, looking with great interest at the wasteland where the Burial Soul Forest was located. The once barren and overgrown open space had now changed dramatically.

The five mounds that Li Wushou had previously dug out were circular and located in the very center of the wasteland.

At this moment, the mound containing the head of the Tree Goddess quietly turned blue, and four colors of light—white, red, black, and yellow—flowed continuously from the blue mound to the other four mounds.

Until four women's heads simultaneously appeared in the other four empty mounds, the four mounds instantly changed to the corresponding colors of "white, red, black, and yellow".

These four female heads, with hair colors matching the color of the earthen mounds, and faces identical to the Tree Goddess, all had solemn expressions and were murmuring incessantly.

Five colors of light—white, blue, red, black, and yellow—flowed continuously between the five mounds, forming a five-element ring similar to the one Elder Gongsun created when he activated the Painting Infant.

In contrast, the five elements of this path are consistent in their illusory and real aspects, flowing exceptionally smoothly without the slightest sense of stagnation, as if they were naturally formed.

The Yin and Yang energies within Li Wushou's body continuously flowed into his divine apertures and seeped into the low mountain.

The Tai Chi symbol flows and differentiates into the Five Elements, and the Five Elements cycle becomes ever more brilliant!
Centered on the five-colored mound, the entire wasteland is also divided into five fan-shaped areas.

The soil in each area is the same color as the mound in that area.

Previously, in order to make a show of things, the dozen or so dead trees that Li Wushou had casually planted had sprouted branches and leaves, regained their vitality, and even sprouted some new trees, forming a lush forest.

In addition, outside the blue area, other areas also began to take root and sprout, growing into lush trees.

The only difference is that the trees in these areas are white, red, black, and yellow, respectively.

Not only the leaves, but also the trunk and roots.

In the blink of an eye, nourished by the Yin-Yang spiritual energy, the trees in this wasteland grew vigorously and spread outwards in a circular pattern.

The spread only stopped when the entire Sanxian Pavilion suddenly trembled.

At this moment, the scene inside Li Wushou's divine aperture changed drastically.

Yin and Yang are divided into the Five Elements, and the Five Elements combine with Yin and Yang, interacting and complementing each other. The Tai Chi Daoist field, suspended within it, is bathed in the Qi of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, shimmering with a gentle light as if it is slowly transforming.

With a thought, Li Wushou channeled the golden elixir into his divine aperture.

As the Yin-Yang and Five Elements energies were inhaled and exhaled, the Golden Core began to vibrate and hum. Gradually, the spiritual power within the Golden Core began to merge with the Yin-Yang and Five Elements within the Divine Aperture.

It still follows the Tai Chi principle of Heaven rotating to the left and Earth rotating to the right, but the rotation incorporates the convergence of the Five Elements.

For some inexplicable reason, Li Wushou had a feeling that his Golden Core Domain had become stronger.

This is not a quantitative increase, but a qualitative change!

Composing himself, Li Wushou opened his eyes behind his desk.

Li Wushou opened his right hand, and a domain of magic quietly condensed in his palm. His pupils contracted slightly, and a smile appeared on his lips.

really!

He sensed the aura of the boundary power within the domain of his palm.

That feeling of merging and colliding with heaven and earth is unique to the power of the realm, and Li Wushou could not be mistaken in his perception!

Although this wisp of boundary power is very weak, not as strong as the Taiji Dojo, or even as strong as the Void Ancestor, it is the first step in the transformation.

As the Dragon King devours and refines the transformed dragon body, his spiritual power increases once again, and this wisp of boundary power will continue to strengthen.

This is truly an unexpected delight!

Ever since burying the Tree Goddess's wooden belongings in the wasteland behind the Three Immortals Pavilion, Li Wushou has been hoping to fill in the other four pits so that he can master the abilities of the other four elements.

After witnessing Elder Gongsun's power after entering the Nascent Soul stage on Evil Calamity Island, Li Wushou became even more convinced of this.

Originally, he intended to kill Elder Gongsun directly and bury his Five Elements head in a pit, but after parasitizing Elder Gongsun, Li Wushou abandoned this plan.

Because Elder Gongsun's Five Elements are incomplete, his Fire Element Dao Foundation is clearly still lacking in refinement.

This was particularly evident when Li Wushou fought with him.

Clearly, in high-intensity combat, only a balance of the five elements can provide a more solid foundation for stability and explosive power.

This is very likely the reason why Elder Gongsun is not as good as Elder Yun.

After realizing this, Li Wushou abandoned Elder Gongsun and turned his attention back to Gongsun Wang.

After learning more about Gongsun Wang, Li Wushou became even more determined to achieve his goal.

Gongsun Wang is the most promising descendant of the Gongsun family to surpass Elder Gongsun because he is gathering the five elements.

Besides the Tree Goddess wooden ornament, the other party also refined four other ornaments, and they have already successfully refined them.

He had suppressed his cultivation for so many years, never forming his core, all to wait for this wooden object to mature.

Originally, they were almost the same, but unexpectedly, Li Wushou ruined it. During this time, the Gongsun family has been working on cultivating new wood for Gongsun Wang.

Therefore, Gongsun Wang became the best candidate for Li Wushou.

Although Gongsun Wang's strength was relatively low and his Five Elements Head was not as powerful as those at the Golden Core level, fortunately, these Five Elements Heads came from the same lineage and their levels were not much different.

From a balance perspective, this is perfect for Li Wushou to gather the five elements.

It also gives the Tree Goddess a chance to vent her anger, so why not?

As for power? Li Wushou never worried about it!

With the nourishment of Yin and Yang power, Li Wushou's enhancement of the Five Elements power will inevitably shock and scare all members of the Gongsun family.

Unexpectedly, after the Tree Goddess consumed Gongsun Wang's Five Elements Convergence, not only did it grant Li Wushou the power of the Five Elements, but it also led to a breakthrough in Li Wushou's Dharma Domain.

Boundary Force!

The power that so many Nascent Soul True Monarchs crave was obtained by simply devouring Gongsun Wang. If word of this were to get out, the Gongsun family could be wiped out!

Moreover, under the constant interaction of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, Li Wushou clearly felt that his soul was also being nourished, and this benefit was obviously accumulating.

How could Li Wushou not be pleased?

After dispersing his domain of power, Li Wushou looked at the Tree Goddess standing silently to the side.

Now that the other party had avenged their great grudge, much of the fierceness and resentment between their brows dissipated.

Furthermore, due to the convergence of the five elements, her temperament underwent a significant change, making her excessively radiant.

If the Sea Patrol Envoy was the most mature and graceful woman Li Wushou had ever seen, then the Tree Goddess was the most mature and radiant woman he had ever seen.

When the Tree Goddess saw Li Wushou looking at her, a smile appeared on her face. She knelt down and her buttocks and legs squeezed together in an astonishing arc.

"Greetings, Second Master!"

Li Wushou waved his hand, his magical domain lifting up the Tree Goddess, and praised her:
"Well done. During this time, I will provide you with a large amount of Yin-Yang energy to condense the Five Elements, so that you can advance further as soon as possible. But you only have half a month. After half a month, as agreed, I will send you into the Land of Bewilderment!"

The Tree Goddess suppressed her smile and looked at Li Wushou solemnly as she replied:
"Please rest assured, Second Master, we will certainly not delay your important matters!"

Li Wushou nodded: "That's good, let's go back to the Three Immortals Pavilion first!"

"Yes, Second Master!"

After responding, the Tree Goddess moved and transformed back into a tree seed, but this time the tree seed was different from the previous dark green.

Instead, it became a design with a cyan base and surrounded by white, black, red, and yellow colors.

Li Wushou touched the space between his eyebrows, and the tree seed returned to the Three Immortals Hall along the vertical lines between his eyebrows, quietly landing in the green mound. For a moment, the flow of the five elements accelerated.

Silence fell over the study as Li Wushou finally finished dealing with everything at hand.

Although there are still many things to sort out, such as the ink left by the painter, the mutated dragon body that was fed on, and the dragon seed body of the Dragon King, etc.!

But Li Wushou has no intention of doing it now.

After calming himself down, he realized he had something more important to do: to have a frank and open conversation with the old beggar.

Three Immortals Pavilion
As usual, Li Wushou offered incense at the altar. Afterwards, he sat down at the three-legged square table with the old beggar and Chen Gou'er.

They sat in the same familiar seats: the old beggar and Chen Gou'er sat on the side with legs, while Li Wushou sat next to the old beggar on the side without legs.

The three of them took it very seriously, something they hadn't done in a long time.

Even Chen Gou'er put away his carefree smile; he knew that Li Wushou was going to discuss important matters with the old beggar tonight.

Seeing the somewhat tense atmosphere, the old beggar laughed and said:
"It's just a chat, why are you so nervous?"

After saying that, he pinched Chen Gou'er's face, and Chen Gou'er immediately bared his teeth. The old beggar was startled and quickly withdrew his hand.

Seeing this, Li Wushou smiled slightly and then chimed in:

"Yeah, it's just a chat."

After he finished speaking, Li Wushou didn't say anything more. He just quietly looked at the old beggar. It wasn't that he didn't have any questions, but rather that he had too many questions to ask, so he didn't know where to begin. He simply let the old beggar speak for himself.

Seeing this, the old beggar knew perfectly well that Li Wushou was being lazy again. He rolled his eyes, stopped being mysterious, and said directly:
"Let's start with the Heavenly God tonight!"

Ignite a destiny star, and it hangs high in the heavens—that is a celestial being. Continuously refine the destiny star, and a star core is born, transforming into a divine realm—that is a true god. The true god's divine realm, after being crafted, and with its vast and migrating followers, is comparable to that of immortals.

This is the true path of the divine, a path that everyone should respect.

However, the intricacies involved cannot be explained in just a few words.

Everyone says that one's destiny star hangs high in the heavens, but when exactly does it truly qualify as "hanging high in the heavens"?

At this point, the old beggar glanced at Li Wushou with a half-smile, seemingly waiting for Li Wushou's answer.

Li Wushou pondered for a moment. He immediately thought of Chi Xiuming's life star entering the dark starry sky first, then breaking through into the gray sky, and then encountering the blood-red giant net in the gray sky.

Li Wushou had no answer to the old beggar's question at the moment.

Upon entering the dark starry sky, Li Wushou initially thought that Chi Xiu's destiny star had already reached beyond the heavens, but then he entered the gray sky.

Li Wushou then thought that the Gray Sky was the real outer heaven, but then he discovered a giant blood-red net that sealed the heavens and the earth above the Gray Sky.

So who can guarantee that after breaking through the blood-red giant net, there won't be another heaven?

And is there another net above this sky?

After all, if I remember correctly, when entering the Gray Heaven from the Dark Starry Sky, the Destiny Star experienced a noticeable setback and a large amount of incense was released, which is how it was able to enter the Gray Heaven.

At the time, Li Wushou did not examine it closely. Now, looking back, could it be that the destiny star had actually passed through a layer of netting at that time?

And incense offerings are the key for the destiny star to pass through this net?

After thinking for a moment, Li Wushou told the old beggar about the matter in detail, and then gave his own conjecture.

"This sky seems to have many layers?"

The old beggar looked at Li Wushou with a smile and praised him, "Not bad!"

He then directly echoed Li Wushou, saying:
"This sky does indeed have many layers, the known ones are nine, known as the Nine Heavens!"
Chi Xiu's destiny star is suspended in the Second Heaven, so he is the God of the Second Heaven.

To be at the second level of the Destiny Star at the very beginning, and in a small place like Huazhou, Chi Xiu's talent is quite good!
As incense offerings accumulate, a god's destiny star can be continuously elevated. When he breaks through the seal of the Crimson Net and enters the next level, he becomes a triple-level heavenly god.

Following this logic, when he reaches the fifth heaven, he will be qualified to condense a star core. Once the star core is condensed and enters the sixth heaven, it can evolve into a destiny star and transform into a divine realm, thus becoming a true god.

However, after the transformation, the divine realm will remain at the sixth heaven, making it difficult to climb any further.

Even the true gods who achieve such status are only comparable to the Great Venerables, and in most cases, they are even less than the Great Venerables at the beginning, let alone comparable to the legendary immortals.

If one continues to refine the star core and forge the destiny star until one ascends to the Ninth Heaven, and at that time the destiny star evolves into the realm of gods, then one can be comparable to an immortal.

Chi Xiu calls himself a True God from Beyond the Realms, but in reality, he's just a mortal from the Seventh Heaven!

A glint flashed in Li Wushou's eyes, and he couldn't help but recall the scene on Evil Calamity Island where the old beggar had enthusiastically asked Chi Xiu which realm he came from.

At that time, Chi Xiu proudly answered that he came from the God Realm. The old beggar muttered with disappointment, "I knew it wouldn't be so easy to come in from the outer realms."

So Li Wushou asked the old beggar:
"Did you think Chi Xiu came from some other realm back then?"

The old beggar was taken aback by Li Wushou's question. He glanced at Li Wushou and felt a sense of pressure. Li Wushou was becoming more and more intelligent. He had only muttered a sentence, and combined with the information at the moment, the other party had already made the connection?
After a moment's hesitation, the old beggar replied earnestly:
"I thought it was truly beyond the heavens!"

Li Wushou then countered with a question: "That celestial realm where the destiny star hangs high?!"

The old beggar paused for a moment, then replied, "That's right!"

"In other words, even if the star of destiny hangs high in the nine heavens, it may not necessarily be outside the heavens. That's why you said that the divine person who is comparable to an immortal went down the wrong path from the beginning, right?"

The old beggar nodded again. That wasn't wrong either. He had thought so for many years, but after seeing more of the world, he suddenly understood.

Actually, that person should have made a mistake much earlier, so much earlier that they shouldn't have been born into this world!

But there was no point in talking to Li Wushou at this moment, and Li Wushou's guess was indeed correct.

Seeing Li Wushou fall silent, the old beggar gathered his thoughts and slowly spoke again:
"In my opinion, if a divine star can truly rise above the heavens, then when it ascends to the level of a true god, its life level should already be comparable to that of an immortal. Correspondingly, the great beings who created heaven and earth in the immortal path should also be like this."

In other words, the ultimate true gods and great beings should be immortals!

But because of the limitations of the Nine Heavens, because of the limitations of Heaven and Earth, who in this world, whether on the path of gods or the path of immortals, can actually reach the other side?

The old beggar's words were tinged with melancholy, but Li Wushou felt a chill creep down his spine.

It seems as if there is an invisible hand in the world, manipulating all things. Whether you seek gods or immortals, it all lies within the palm of these hands.

This feeling was like how he could remotely manipulate the life, death, honor, and disgrace of the people of Huazhou by using Chi Xiu's mind.

If there truly is such a pair of hands in this world that can manipulate the paths of so many true gods and great venerables, then is there any need to guess the owner of these hands?

Immortal? Or perhaps the ultimate god?
So, someone has already become the immortal I've always longed for?
It was truly surprising. Apart from Wu Zhuangyuan's stories, he had never heard of anyone actually becoming an immortal. He thought becoming an immortal was too difficult.

Now it seems that there were immortals who prevented later generations from becoming immortals?

Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Li Wushou's eyes.

No one can stop me from becoming an immortal.

Even immortals wouldn't do it!

The Three Immortals Pavilion remained silent for a long time. Chen Gou'er had been dizzy and disoriented since he was in the many layers of heaven, and now he was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks.

He heard everything the old beggar and Li Wushou said, but it was as if he hadn't heard a word they said!
Just then, Li Wushou spoke again in a deep voice:
"And what is that thing that keeps chasing us in the eerie fog?"

Chen Gou'er, who had been itching with anxiety, suddenly quieted down. He also wanted to know who was chasing them everywhere, since he couldn't even smell what the other person smelled like.

"That's a kind of rule-based manifestation. When someone or something in the world violates the existing rules, it will appear to eliminate that threat. In areas like the Land of Mystery and Calamity, shrouded in eerie mist, its destructive power will be even stronger, and its perception will be even more acute!"

Li Wushou thought to himself, "Just as I thought!"
This world is indeed being watched very closely.

From this perspective, things are now quite clear.

This world is like a larger continent, where a god or immortal looks down upon all living beings.

Those things that kept chasing the Three Immortals Pavilion were thugs hired by the other side. The purpose of these thugs was to eliminate anything that posed a threat to that being.

Recalling the earlier encounter with the Void Ancestor controlled by the Puppet Master of Immortal Mountain, the old beggar specifically reminded him not to reveal his near-immortal state.

Does this mean that forces like Mount Bulao are actually one of the other side's henchmen?

With such a great change imminent, and the Suspended Mountain Sect and the Immortal Mountain Sect about to enter the world, is the Immortal Mountain Sect secretly plotting to overthrow Huazhou and return it to the brink of chaos in order to gain greater initiative after the great change?
Therefore, this so-called major change should also be related to the other party, right?
"Are you familiar with these so-called major changes?"

The old beggar picked at his ear, and instead of answering directly, asked a question in return:
What do you do when you're hungry?

Chen Gou'er, sweating profusely, quickly answered:
"Of course, it's time to eat!"

The old beggar chuckled and praised Chen Gou'er, "Clever!"

Chen Gou'er scratched his head, laughed heartily, and was extremely pleased with himself!

Li Wushou, standing to the side, sensed a chilling aura emanating from it!

Is all this so-called great change just about filling one's stomach?

(End of this chapter)