Two Realms High Martial Arts: Gathering the Heavens to Become a Great Luo Immortal

Chapter 454 The Bridge to the Other Shore, Yang Shen

Time flows like water, and five years have quietly passed in this desolate and lifeless place of the underworld.

For outsiders, five years may be enough for many changes to occur, with new geniuses emerging and the old order being slightly adjusted.

But for Li Xijun, who sat cross-legged on the dry riverbed, his mind completely immersed in his inner world, engaging in the deepest "dialogue" with the remains of the Yellow Spring Ghost Immortal, these five years were a crucial period of reflection and leap forward on his path of cultivation.

In the first year, he devoted himself to using his own "Great Luo Primordial" Daoist essence and the power of the Fengdu Emperor's Reincarnation Wheel to completely suppress...

Eradicate the remaining chaotic will and resentful obsessions in the finger bones, restoring them to a relatively "pure" vessel of the Great Dao.

For the next two years, he worked like a most patient craftsman, meticulously analyzing the fragments of the True Immortal-level Yellow Springs Dao contained within his finger bones.

Each fragment of the Great Dao is like a jade slip containing infinite information, recording the unique understanding and application of the laws of "death," "the netherworld," "guidance," and "rule over the dead" by the Yellow Spring Ghost Immortals.

Li Xijun takes his established "Great Luo Primordial Beginning" path as the guiding principle and the true meaning of reincarnation in the "Three Lives Reincarnation Sword Manual" as a mirror, absorbing, integrating, and sublimating these principles.

His "Great Luo Primordial Heaven" inner palace region continued to expand and improve in this process, the River Styx surged, the Gate of Ghosts was majestic, and the order of reincarnation became clearer and more stable.

In the final two years, when the material form and superficial Daoist essence of the finger bones had been largely digested, and his most core and essential imprint was touched, Li Xijun finally "saw" an even more astonishing sight—

Those are the ultimate Dao traces and fragmented memories left behind when the Yellow Spring Ghost Immortal failed to break through to a higher realm!

Through these fragmented and blurred pieces, yet containing immense information and Daoist principles, Li Xijun's "vision" seemed to pierce through countless ages, flowing upstream, and he "saw" a scene that shook him to his core:

Beneath the Nine Netherworlds, there lies a towering figure, its face blurred, its body enveloped in a long, dim, yellow river of death—

He was the Yellow Springs Ghost Immortal at the height of his power!

His aura was so powerful that it was indescribable. Even a mere glance across the river of time made Li Xijun feel his own Dharma body tremble slightly.

It is a power and authority that completely controls the fate of death in a vast world and the ultimate fear of billions of living beings.

However, this powerful being did not fix its gaze on the Netherworld territory it ruled. Instead, with an incomparably fervent, eager, and even slightly mad resolute look, it gazed up at the "sky" above the Netherworld, or rather, at the "outer" and "limit" of this world!

At the edge of the Yellow Springs Ghost Immortal's "vision," beyond that chaotic boundary where even the concept of death seemed to have vanished into nothingness, Li Xijun vaguely "saw" a phantom of a bridge!

It lies between "this shore" and "the other shore," seemingly real yet illusory, sometimes visible, sometimes hidden.

The grandeur of this bridge is beyond words:

It seems as if the bridge foundation was built from the waves of the long river of time, with each wave reflecting the birth and death of a world, the rise and fall of a civilization, and the joys and sorrows of a living being.

The bridge is entwined with the warp and weft of cause and effect, densely packed and endless, connecting the threads of fate of all sentient and insentient beings in the past and future, and in all the myriad realms.

The bridge railings are engraved with runes of the Great Dao, which are not only the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, the cycle of life and death, and the five elements and yin and yang of this world, but also many profound laws that Li Xijun has never heard of or seen before, as if they come from outside the world. Together they form the rule path leading to the "other shore".

The bridge surface is shrouded in an eternal light, a light that is neither light nor darkness, neither life nor death, as if it were the source of all "existence" and the destination of all "non-existence," containing ultimate mysteries and infinite possibilities.

The entire bridge exudes a supreme state of mind that is transcendent, free, perfect, and eternal. It seems to be calling out, guiding, and attracting all beings who have reached the pinnacle of this world, yearning to break through limits and pursue true eternity and freedom, to step onto it and go to that legendary "other shore"!

In the lingering memories of the ghost immortal from the underworld, Li Xijun could sense his boundless longing and obsession with this bridge.

However, Li Xijun already knew the final outcome.

The Yellow Springs Ghost Immortal failed.

He didn't even step onto the bridge to the other side, he merely saw its existence.

Even a dignified immortal of this realm can only look on with sorrow, unable to attain the Dao.

"So that's how it is—the ultimate goal of true immortals is to cross to the other shore." Li Xijun's mind suddenly cleared, and an unprecedented understanding flowed through his heart.

He not only saw the path of the Yellow Spring Ghost Immortal and the reasons for his fall, but also glimpsed the ultimate goal after becoming a True Immortal: to transcend the world and reach the other shore!

This is undoubtedly an extremely difficult path, and even a powerful ghost immortal from the underworld would have little chance of making a breakthrough.

But it is also a supreme path leading to true freedom and transcendence.

Daojun's roaming of the starry sea likely has the ultimate goal of finding the "bridge to the other shore".

The great shaman of the grasslands pursued ultimate power, perhaps also hoping to break through magic with force and rush into the portal to the other side.

More importantly, this glimpse and understanding of the concept of "the other shore," though only a fleeting glimpse, had an indescribable baptism and sublimation on Li Xijun's soul.

When his soul came into contact with the other shore of "transcendence" and "eternity," it was as if a brand new window was opened, allowing him to see a "landscape" far more vast than the laws of the current world.

This will undoubtedly be of immeasurable benefit to his next attempt to break through to the highest realm of the Divine Refinement System, Yang God!

"Buzz—!"

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When the last trace of the core Dao trace belonging to the Yellow Spring Ghost Immortal was absorbed and understood by Li Xijun, and its remaining finger bones were completely turned into dust, and all the essence was integrated into the underworld reincarnation system of "Great Luo Primordial Heaven", a sudden change occurred!

The Dharma Body cultivation that had been steadily improving and had reached a certain critical point, under the impetus of five years of accumulation and final enlightenment, finally came to fruition and began the essential leap from the initial stage to the middle stage!

"Boom—!"

First, the "Great Luo Primordial Heaven" cave world within his body emitted a thunderous roar, as if the world had been created!

Above the sky, the Purple Star Emperor shone brightly, and the trajectories of the stars in the heavens became more mysterious and complex, like a more precise and extensive net of laws. The power of the Heavenly Dao order surged, and the faint phantoms of the Four Symbols Sacred Beasts flashed across the starry sky, guarding the center and ruling the four directions!

Within the earth, the mountains and ley lines solidified completely, not only greatly increasing their bearing capacity, but also spontaneously absorbing and transforming the energy within the cave, forming the initial earth vein spiritual hub, and even a faint earth vein dragon energy, different from the outside world, began to be conceived.

The most astonishing change appeared in the signs of "life" in the cave!

Perhaps it was the absorption and integration of the Daoist rhyme related to "transformation of living beings" from the Yellow Springs Ghost Immortals, or perhaps it was the manifestation of Li Xijun's own "Great Luo" realm encompassing all things, but in the blurred area at the edge of the earth and the underworld, extremely faint primordial life light and fragments of souls began to naturally condense, dissipate, and condense again, as if simulating the initial scene of the birth of life and the reincarnation of the soul.

Although it is still far from the actual birth of living beings, this is already a milestone step in the evolution of the cave world towards the "real world"!

The dramatic changes in the grotto directly triggered the sublimation of Li Xijun's Dharma body.

His physical body, every inch of skin, every drop of blood, every bone, seemed to be connected with the stars, mountains, and rivers within the grotto-heaven.

The Styx resonated with this, becoming more resilient and imbued with the essence of Tao, its vitality as vast as the sea and as deep as an abyss.

With every gesture, he not only drew upon the power of the external world, but also the immense power of his own inner world!

His soul, after five years of refinement and the baptism of the other shore realm, has become more condensed and transparent, with abundant yang energy and a faint golden light shining in the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness. It seems that only a thin layer of paper remains between him and the pure and immaculate "Yang God" realm.

All these changes converged outwards, triggering extraordinary phenomena in the heavens and earth. Compared to when he attained the Dharma Body five years ago, these phenomena were more restrained yet more awe-inspiring!

Western Regions.

The gray-yellow deathly aura and gloom that had shrouded the area year-round were forcibly dispelled by an invisible yet supreme force.

Instead, a strange celestial phenomenon appeared, where chaos was just beginning to emerge and the clear and turbid were clearly separated!

Half of the sky presents a deep and clear starry night, while the other half evolves into a heavy and vast phantom of mountains and rivers. Between heaven and earth, a hazy river of civilization, composed of the phantoms of countless lights, poetry, books, music, cities, and people, flows quietly.

The three are not separate entities, but rather coexist harmoniously in a profoundly mysterious way, cycling endlessly. Starlight illuminates the mountains and rivers, the mountains and rivers carry civilization, and civilization reflects back the starlight.

Finally, at the center of this cycle of the three powers, a chaotic singularity, seemingly containing the origin and end of all things, flickered slightly, emanating the "primordial" Daoist aura that transcends everything!

The cycle of the three realms leads to the return of the primordial unity!

This phenomenon did not cover an extremely wide area, but the perfect, dominant, and supreme realm it contained was like a lighthouse in the dark night, instantly attracting the attention of all beings in the world who had reached a certain level of cultivation, especially those at the Dharma Body level!

The starry sky.

While resting on a cold, desolate star, contemplating the meaning of the vacuum and stillness of the universe, the Dao Lord suddenly sensed something and slowly opened his eyes, which seemed to contain an endless sea of ​​stars.

He turned his head slightly, his gaze seemingly piercing through endless spatial barriers, and turned toward the Western Regions.

When he "saw" that strange phenomenon, a clear look of surprise appeared on his usually calm face for the first time.

"In just five short years—he's gone from the initial stage of the Dharma Body to the middle stage? And such extraordinary phenomena—this child's path is truly—"

Daojun muttered to himself, his tone filled with undisguised admiration and a hint of complexity, "It seems that the title of 'Number One Under Heaven' will soon change hands. However—this is for the best. The stronger one becomes in this world, the sooner the opportunity to cross to the other shore may appear."

The northern grasslands, the ancestral shaman's altar.

Agula the Wolf looked up at the sky.

The muscles on his bronze face twitched slightly, and his eyes burst forth with a burning fighting spirit and ecstasy!

"Hahahaha! Excellent! Well done, Li Xijun! No wonder he's someone who can make even a Dao Lord take notice!"

"Five years... just five years... and we've come this far. What a remarkable achievement! What a promising path!"

He laughed wildly, his voice echoing across the grasslands, "Now this is interesting! The path of the Dharma Body is not lonely! The path of the True Immortal is not desolate!"

In a newly discovered ancient secret realm.

The old emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, Li Longhao, whose aura was more profound and heavy than five years ago, with dragon energy faintly visible around him, clearly had made great progress in his cultivation and had already stabilized at the middle stage of the Dharma Body realm. He was carefully taking a jade slip from beside an ancient corpse.

Suddenly, he shuddered violently, turned his head sharply to look eastward, his face filled with disbelief and horror.

"This—this is—the phenomenon of a breakthrough to the mid-stage of the Dharma Body realm? It's—it's Li Xijun? How is this possible!"

The old emperor's voice was hoarse, and the jade slip in his hand almost slipped from his grasp. "Five years—only five years have passed! I was stuck at the threshold of the Dharma Body for a hundred years, and only through the great changes in the world and my early accumulation of knowledge was I able to break through to the middle stage. Most other Dharma Bodies were in the same situation, but Li Xijun—he only just attained the Dharma Body five years ago!"

He clearly remembered that when Li Xijun attained enlightenment five years ago, his "primordial and primordial" aura was unparalleled in his time, but his realm was clearly that of someone who had just entered the Dharma body.

How long has it been?

For ordinary Dharmakaya practitioners, breaking through a minor realm usually takes hundreds of years.

Even a prodigy like Daojun couldn't possibly achieve this level of skill!

"This child—truly cannot be judged by ordinary standards."

The old emperor finally sighed, his eyes filled with complex emotions—gratification,感慨, and a deep sense of urgency. "It seems I must quicken my pace. This newly revealed ruin of the Ancient Demon Court might hold the opportunity to help me advance further—"

In other places, whether it was Wang Shoujing, who was stationed in the Central Plains, or Wan Du Xian Ji, who was cultivating in seclusion in the Southern Frontier, or the other high-level Dharma Masters who had newly advanced or made breakthroughs due to the dramatic changes in the world, they all felt something at this moment and looked towards the East Sea with different expressions.

Surprise, shock, fear, admiration, longing—a variety of emotions were expressed.

They clearly realized that the speed at which that star lord rose to power had once again exceeded everyone's expectations.

Five years ago, when he first attained the Dharma Body, he was already regarded as a future true immortal due to the uniqueness of his path and the brilliance of his achievements.

Five years later, now that he has firmly broken through to the mid-stage of the Dharma Body realm, his true strength is probably comparable to, or even surpasses, veteran mid-stage Dharma Body masters like Wang Shoujing and Wan Du Xian Ji!

Aside from the Dao Lord, who is already a True Immortal, and the unfathomable Ancestral Witch of the Grassland, who is suspected to be at the peak of the Dharma Body, Li Xijun has come from behind and caught up with or even surpassed all other Dharma Body beings on the Heavenly Ranking!

A new era giant has firmly established itself, and its brilliance can no longer be ignored.

Within the land of the Yellow Springs, the strange phenomena slowly subsided.

After sitting cross-legged for five years, Li Xijun finally slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes shone with a divine light; the left eye held the stars, the right eye the mountains and rivers. In the depths of his pupils, civilization and reincarnation intertwined, ultimately returning to a profound and tranquil chaos.

His aura was perfectly harmonious and flawless, as solid as a mountain, as agile as the wind, and as majestic as the heavens—a sign of a stable mid-stage Dharma Body.

He felt the more complete and powerful grotto-heaven within his body, experiencing a deeper level of control over the Three Realms, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

"Mid-stage Dharma Body attainment, achieved. So, what's next—"

His gaze was fixed on the almost overflowing golden ocean of willpower deep within his consciousness, his eyes sharp and resolute.

"It's time to try to break through to the Yang God realm."

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