Fantasy: I, the Great Celestial Venerable of the Dao

In the Foundation Establishment Realm disciples' residential area, there was a simple yet tidy courtyard.

Ying Zheng sat cross-legged, repeatedly studying the foundational chapter of the newly acquired "Taiji Xuanqing Dao".

His goal was clear:

Improve your cultivation as soon as possible, pass the inner sect assessment, and then... become Dao Xuan Zhenren's disciple.

Only by becoming Dao Xuan's personal disciple can one truly enter the core of the Qingyun Sect.

Only then can you truly obtain that...

A power strong enough to change one's destiny.

At the same time, under Dao Xuan's orders, the entire Qingyun Sect...

They all entered an unprecedented period of arduous self-cultivation.

Elixirs, spirit stones, cultivation techniques, guidance... resources poured in.

All the disciples were cultivating frantically.

Even Dao Xuan himself was the same.

With his current accumulation of knowledge and talent, coupled with the increasingly rich spiritual energy environment after the great changes in the world, he has the potential to achieve great success.

His cultivation speed is far beyond what it used to be.

Even so, it is by no means possible to break through from the second level of the Golden Immortal realm to the third level in a year or two.

He cultivated his skills while observing the changing world.

With his power to suppress the Eight Golden Immortals with a single palm strike, those countries on the Warring States continent...

Even though they fought each other until they were bloodied and battered.

They would never dare to spread the flames of war to other worlds such as the Divine Land and the Dou Qi Continent.

They can only rub against, collide with, and fight each other on their own small plot of land.

But as time goes by...

The fragile peace between the various states of the Warring States period was finally shattered completely.

A small battle every day, a big battle every three days.

War became commonplace.

Moreover, it is growing larger and larger.

From the initial battles between mortal armies, to the duels between earth immortal generals, and then to the clashes between celestial immortal commanders...

Finally, even Golden Immortal level experts began to personally intervene!

However, Kublai Khan, Lord Pingyuan Zhao Sheng, and eight other Golden Immortals were suppressed under Qingyun Mountain.

The seven states of Yuan, Zhao, Chu, Han, Wei, Qi, and Yan suffered significant losses.

In the ensuing melee, they gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

The fifth year.

The states of Yuan, Chu, and Han finally could not withstand the pressure.

They sent messengers with mountains of treasures, divine medicines, and cultivation techniques to the Qingyun Sect.

They hoped that Dao Xuan could "show leniency" and release Kublai Khan and others who had been suppressed ahead of schedule.

Dao Xuan's reply was only one sentence: "In less than two hundred years, no one will be able to leave the Qingyun Mountains."

Their stance was firm and open to negotiation.

The envoys from various countries returned disappointed.

The tenth year.

The war on the Warring States continent had reached a fever pitch.

Golden Immortals are no longer rare national treasures, but have become "high-level combat power" that can be seen frequently on the battlefield.

In almost every major battle, Golden Immortals participated, causing the heavens and earth to collapse and the mountains and rivers to change course.

Throughout the Warring States period, war raged and the people suffered greatly.

The twelfth year.

The void between the Moon and the Sun.

Dao Xuan sat cross-legged amidst the chaotic energy flow, his body surrounded by the yin and yang energies circulating like a dragon.

On the left, the true fire of the sun transformed into a blazing sun, suspended overhead, showering down endless light and heat.

On the right, the true water of the moon transformed into a bright, round moon, floating beneath one's feet, flowing with extreme yin and cold.

Where the sun and moon meet, the Tai Chi symbol slowly rotates.

Each rotation resonates with the laws of the universe.

It absorbs the primordial power from two ancient stars.

"boom!!!"

At a certain moment, a muffled rumble came from within Dao Xuan's body.

It was as if some kind of shackles had been broken, and some kind of barrier had been pierced.

His aura began to rise at an alarming rate!

Peak of the second level of Golden Immortal... Broken!

Golden Immortal Third Heaven!

Moreover, it wasn't just the initial stage, but... it directly stabilized at the mid-stage of the Third Heaven!

At the same time, the Tai Chi diagram behind him changed again.

The two fish, which were originally clearly distinct, began to slowly merge at this moment.

We are intertwined, moving towards the higher realm of "Yin and Yang in harmony, primordial chaos".

Dao Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

In his eyes, the left eye blazes like the sun, and the right eye shines like the moon; between opening and closing, strange phenomena of the birth and death of the universe flash by.

He felt the immense magical power surging within his body, several times stronger than before.

A faint smile appeared on Dao Xuan's lips.

With his current accumulation of experience, once he breaks through, his combat power will not simply increase by one level.

He estimated that his current combat strength should have reached...

The fifth level of the Golden Immortal realm!

If combined with the Qiankun Jade Seal and the Zhuxian Sword, even a Golden Immortal at the sixth level could be defeated.

They also have the strength to fight!

But this is not the end.

Dao Xuan stood up, took a step, and returned to Qingyun Sect.

When he returned to Tongtian Peak, he discovered the spiritual energy of the entire Qingyun Mountain Range.

It's several times more concentrated than it was twelve years ago!

The divine tree had grown to a height of thirty zhang, its branches and leaves spreading out like a canopy.

Each leaf is crystal clear, exhaling a vast amount of spiritual energy.

The essence of life, like spring rain, nourishes the entire mountain range.

The water of Tianchi Lake has undergone a qualitative change—a misty, seven-colored glow rises from the surface of the lake.

The pool water was no longer simply clear, but possessed a texture like jade or marrow.

The pure energy it contains is enough to cleanse the marrow and bones of a powerful Earth Immortal and to advance the cultivation of a powerful Celestial Immortal.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the entire Qingyun Mountain range has reached an unbelievable level.

In some core areas, the spiritual energy is so concentrated that it's almost "liquefied"!

With each breath, pure spiritual energy surges into the body, making cultivation speed more than a hundred times faster than outside!

The disciples of Qingyun Sect cultivated in such an environment, and their cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds.

The number of Celestial Immortals has exceeded thirty.

There are over a hundred Earth Immortals.

There are countless immortals among them.

It presents a magnificent and prosperous scene.

Dao Xuan stood atop Tongtian Peak, gazing at the churning sea of ​​clouds and watching his disciples diligently cultivate.

Gazing at the distant, war-torn continent of the Warring States period, a profound look flashed in his eyes.

A moment later he opened his eyes and looked outside.

The now-grown Ying Zheng knelt there.

"Bang bang bang"

Three loud bangs!

More calm and indifferent than he had been a decade or so ago, Ying Zheng's face was filled with unwavering determination.

"Disciple Ying Zheng requests that the sect leader accept me as a disciple."

A sincere and firm voice clearly echoed throughout Daoxuan's courtyard.

After twelve years of arduous training, he finally gained the initial qualifications to become Daoxuan's disciple.

This qualification meant that he had broken through to the realm of human immortals.

From abolishing the original cultivation method to rebuilding the Taiji Xuanqing Dao

It only took Ying Zheng twelve years to break through to the level of a human immortal.

Without using any elixirs, without any extraordinary encounters, and without any master's guidance, he simply built a solid foundation little by little.

Without a doubt, even in this world undergoing tremendous changes, this speed is incredibly astonishing.

At least, I've never heard of anyone in the world with such speed.

At the same time, the strongest among those who joined the Qingyun Sect, or those who joined 10 years earlier than him, had only just reached the Shangqing Realm!

They truly crushed their contemporaries.

So Ying Zheng came, kneeling here with hope and unwavering determination.

Moreover, news came from Qin that his time was truly running out.