Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

"I am not elated by external gains, nor saddened by personal losses; nothing in heaven and earth can shake my resolve to seek the Dao."

"The realm that practitioners dream of has been reached to its fullest extent from the moment I embarked on my spiritual journey."

"Just as my master said, I was born for the Dao, and the mortal world will only hinder my progress."

"My uncle's act of taking his own life could not shake my resolve, but after his passing, I changed my original plan and gave up the idea of ​​refining my fellow disciples into pills."

"I have surveyed the world and searched through all races to select talented individuals worthy of my attention. I planted seeds in spring and harvested fruits in winter..."

"Although this method of harvesting is a bit slower, it is more reliable and will not lead to the situation of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. As long as we proceed step by step, we can master the three thousand great paths and realize my long-cherished wish."

As he spoke, the old master sighed softly, as if he was reminiscing about something, or perhaps he simply wanted to make that gesture.

He raised his hand and waved it, and a gentle breeze, transformed from Daoist energy, flowed out from his sleeve.

As the breeze blew, the three stone sculptures transformed into specks of light one after another, returning to the embrace of heaven and earth.

After doing all this, the old celestial master stared intently at the pool in front of the main hall.

He stared at the pool, motionless, as if some deeper secret lay hidden beneath the shallow water.

Zhang Ming'an followed the old master's gaze to the pool, but found nothing.

Black and white spring water gushed from the Liangyi Spring and condensed into a clear pool in front of Taiwei Palace.

One black and one white, echoing each other from afar.

After about ten breaths, the old master continued.

"Over a thousand years, I have completed the inscription of heaven and earth and witnessed the fate of all living beings... Everything is under my control."

"It wasn't until the Chengtai era, when the two deities came to the Nine Regions one after another, that the future gradually slipped out of my control."

"At first, I thought it was some kind of coincidence. I just needed to be on good terms with those two saints to continue pursuing the Great Dao that I yearn for... But things didn't go as planned. After the Five Elements True Lords descended, it was as if an invisible hand appeared in the sky above the Nine Domains, causing the whole world to rush in an unpredictable direction."

"One unexpected thing after another happened, and one transcendent being after another descended upon the Nine Realms... My dream of ruling the Heavenly Dao was shattered in the process."

"Fortunately, in the uncontrollable future, I have also obtained my own opportunity and have the possibility of going further."

The old master didn't say anything more about what happened afterward. He stopped telling his story and looked up at the front of the main hall.

A rich blend of Yin and Yang energies emanated from the Liangyi Spring. In the short time it took for the two generations of Celestial Masters to converse, the Daoist principles of Yin and Yang had silently filled the entire Taiwei Palace.

As their gazes converged, an old man with white hair and beard appeared on the pool of water composed of yin and yang energies.

The old man slowly emerged from the center of the pool, each step accompanied by the roar of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

The Yin-Yang Array Diagram lit up beneath the old man's feet.

The array has no size or direction; everything tends towards the word "infinity".

Based on Yin and Yang, all the great principles are contained within the array diagram.

The newcomer bore the face of the previous Celestial Master, Li Tailing, but his body was enveloped in endless Daoist aura, as if the body was not made of flesh and blood, but rather of interwoven Daoist aura.

In the short time it took him to emerge from the pool, his face changed thousands of times, eventually becoming indistinguishable from the old Celestial Master.

Staring at the Taoist robe of the Celestial Master's Mansion worn by the newcomer, a purple-gold light flashed in Zhang Ming'an's pupils.

"Who are you, sir? What brings you to Taiwei Palace?"

Zhang Ming'an's voice contained no anger, no worry, only the same indifference as the way of heaven.

He saw the newcomer's appearance at first glance and knew that the newcomer was wearing his master's Taoist robe.

If this had happened hundreds of years ago, Zhang Ming'an would probably have felt anxious and taken action for the old man he was talking about.

But as he was about to attain the Dao, Zhang Ming'an had already cast aside all his own emotions; apart from the world itself, there was nothing else in his eyes.

More than Li Tailing, whose fate was unknown, he was concerned about whether this being, who was so similar to the Old Celestial Master, would affect his progress in achieving enlightenment.

"Young friend, there is no need to worry... The world has developed to a point where it is almost perfect. It is the general trend for you to be in harmony with the Dao, and it is also something that all fellow Daoists have tacitly agreed to. I will not stop you."

With that, Zhang Ming'an looked away, ceasing his pointless observations.

He took a few steps back, returned to the center of the palace, and once again sank into the Heavenly Dao.

Zhang Ming'an had visited the Five Elements True Lord a hundred years ago, and in the last hundred years, he had visited Wangxing City several times.

From the Five Elements True Lord, Zhang Ming'an clearly learned that his Dao Integration was a matter of mutual acknowledgment among many supreme experts and would not be interfered with by higher-level forces.

In other words, during the process of merging with the Tao, the only people he needed to pay attention to were those two clueless "outsiders".

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In front of the deserted Taiwei Palace, two identical old men stood on either side of the spring.

Within the Liangyi Spring, the black and white colors are clearly distinct.

The two people stood at opposite poles, one on the pure and flawless anode, and the other on the deep and boundless cathode.

The one standing at the yang pole has white hair and beard, and the Taoist robe draped over his body changes continuously, soon becoming pure and flawless white.

Beneath the pure white swimming fish lies a myriad of profound truths.

One glance is enough to be captivated by it, overwhelmed by the endless laws of the Great Dao.

Those standing at the Yin position are much more ordinary. The Taoist robe worn by the old Celestial Master has not changed at all; it is still that strange long robe composed of three thousand colors.

He stood at the cathode, with nothing beneath his feet.

However, upon closer inspection, one will discover that beneath the feet of the Old Celestial Master lies a celestial island composed of three thousand Great Daos.

The old master knew his identity the moment he saw the person.

The legendary ancestor of Taoism created his own existence.

In terms of status, as a product created by the Dao Ancestor, the Old Celestial Master is naturally inferior to the Dao Ancestor.

In terms of cultivation level, the old Celestial Master, who had just entered the Golden Immortal realm, was nothing more than an ant compared to the Dao Ancestor, who possessed the Taiyi Dao Fruit and had brought the Taiyi realm to its extreme.

Even so, the old Celestial Master was not afraid. He remained calm and bowed to the Creator before him.

"This humble Taoist priest is Li Xuan, whose Taoist name is Guiyi. I pay my respects to the Taoist Ancestor."