Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

In a grand hall deep within the Hexi Prefecture, the doors were tightly shut.

The long desk that used to hold military reports had been removed, and the military commanders had all gone outside the city.

In the vast hall, there were only ten prayer cushions, arranged on both sides.

Ten figures sat cross-legged.

Green Wood, Green Pine Taoist, Cold Lotus Fairy, Thunder Locust Taoist, Red Vine Boy.

There are also five faces that have never appeared in the outside world before.

Green Bamboo Taoist, Golden Cypress Taoist, Purple Ganoderma Taoist, Ink Banyan Taoist, White Plum Taoist!

All five were new members of the Qingtiandao sect in the past few days.

The Jade Bamboo deep within the Hexi Spiritual Vein, the Golden Cypress behind the ancient temple, the Purple Jade Lingzhi, the Thousand-Root Black Banyan, and the Cold Jade White Plum are all exotic plants that have long accumulated a great deal of essence.

Gu Changjin captured them, put each of them into the thirty Dao of the Unity Dao, and used the authority of the Azure Heaven to awaken their spiritual wisdom and reshape their physical bodies.

One hundred and fifty paths converge into one principle, which in turn brings forth five terrestrial immortals.

The cost was no different from the previous effort to enlighten Qingsong and others.

At this moment, all ten people were dressed in Taoist robes, some old and some young.

The sleeves of the Red Vine Boy hung down on both sides of the futon, while a blue lotus that had not yet bloomed hung in front of the Cold Lotus Fairy's knees.

The hall was filled with the rich scent of grass and trees.

However, as soon as these auras left their bodies, they were contained by the array patterns in the hall, and not a single trace of them leaked out.

At the head of the table, Gu Changjin closed his eyes slightly, and his Dao Fruit slowly rotated.

Strands of pure white Daoist energy descended from within, disappearing into his brow, and then, following the circulation of the "Ten Thousand Spirits Heavenly Scripture," merging into the limbs and bones of this other self.

The imperial army outside is attacking cities and capturing strongholds.

He was gradually turning his accumulated wealth into something that could actually be used to kill.

He had already surpassed the aura of a Xuanxian in the early stages.

In the middle stage, the later stage... as another wisp of the Dao of Returning to One dissipated, the azure light behind Gu Changjin suddenly contracted.

The air, which had been rising and falling like the tide, suddenly quieted down.

The ten people in the hall lowered their heads at the same time.

The longsword in front of Aoki's knees even trembled slightly, its blade pointing downwards on its own, unable to be raised again.

The Ultimate Realm of Mystic Immortals!

Gu Changjin opened his eyes, and a ball of blue light slowly emerged from his palm.

Amidst the rising and falling of mountains and rivers in the light, the vague outline of a fruit seems to be gathering.

However, after only a small amount had condensed, the outline swayed slightly and dispersed again.

The Azure Emperor's Heavenly Talisman between his brows also felt a sense of stagnation.

Gu Changjin stopped thinking about continuing the infusion.

"As expected, it's still not enough."

His true form had already achieved the status of an Earth Immortal, so he naturally knew what the next step would bring.

What's lacking isn't insight, but the foundation to support this step.

This body, which is the source of all spiritual beings in the Heavenly Scripture of Others and Others, has its destiny and the Great Dao rooted in the blue sky.

The heavens that stand in the three states today can support the Xuanxian realm, but they cannot support a true Dixian.

It's not that this world cannot accommodate earth immortals.

Those old fogies from the Taicang Immortal Sect and the Dayin Royal Family are still alive and well, aren't they?

However, despite their millennia of accumulated experience under the heavens, their own new world is still too small.

Returning to the Dao would allow him to quickly complete the path of cultivation, but it would not allow him to arbitrarily calculate the territory of the heavens into the states that have not yet been conquered or the mountains and rivers that have not yet been incorporated.

As you continue upwards, the first thing to crack is the foundation beneath your feet.

Gu Changjin put away the blue light in his palm, but he was not disappointed.

The rest of the territory is just waiting outside, isn't it?

This upgrade consumed a total of 450 Dao Returning One Principles.

With the addition of the 150 teachings for enlightening the five people, the original 1,600 teachings are now reduced to a full 1,000.

Gu Changjin's gaze swept across the area below.

The ten Taoist priests raised their heads at the same time.

"Concentrate."

Only two words.

Within the Dao Fruit, the eight hundred Daos returned to one, which then transformed into ten pure white torrents, each entering one of the ten people's bodies.

Eighty questions per person.

They were originally enlightened by the Dao Fruit, and the Great Dao is connected to the Azure Heaven.

Rather than seeking unfamiliar methods, it is more appropriate to continue upwards along the path that Gu Changjin has already paved.

The sky at this moment is no longer the original shape between the two states.

Within Aoki's body, a Dao Seed slowly unfolded.

A sharp edge emerged from it, and as soon as it appeared, the long sword in front of his knees silently rose up, turning into a line of blue light, hovering between his eyebrows.

Immediately afterwards, the lotus flower in front of Fairy Hanlian bloomed.

Lightning crackled around Lei Huai Dao Ren's shoulder, and the thunderous intent that was originally hidden in the grain of the withered wood began to resonate with the Dao traces in the blue sky.

Behind the others, the true forms of plants and trees also appeared.

Pine trees, ancient cypress trees, black banyan trees...

The roots of ten different species, separated by the void, all plunged into the same sky.

Inside the main hall, the first aura of a Xuanxian quietly rose.

Then came the second and third rounds!

When the last Daoist Bai Mei opened his eyes, there was no longer a single terrestrial immortal on the ten prayer cushions.

Ten early-stage Mystic Immortals!

It is neither a military spirit formed from military formations, nor a realm temporarily borrowed from heaven.

That body, with its great Dao and Dharma form, has truly crossed that threshold.

As long as they remain within the heavens, they can further mobilize the power of mountains, rivers, and vegetation.

All ten people stood up at the same time and bowed their heads in respect.

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing upon me the Dharma!"

Gu Changjin glanced at the remaining two hundred Dao Returning to One Principles in the Dao Fruit and clicked his tongue softly.

This trip used a full 1,400 dishes.

They bloom quickly, though.

However, thinking of the immortals who had come from afar outside the city, he felt much more at ease.

We can't let people make a wasted trip.

Perfect timing, let's settle the account.

Outside the city, the sound of military reports being read aloud could be heard once again.

The details of which city Beishuo lost and who in Hanchuan surrendered their seals were made crystal clear, as if they wanted everyone in the Qingtiandao army to hear them.

Gu Changjin smiled.

He knew about those things earlier than Yin Daoheng.

The Azure Emperor's Heavenly Register moved slightly.

Countless fragmented scenes unfolded before his eyes.

The green flag torn down on the city wall, the newly erected Dayin Formation Platform next to the leyline node, the convoy transporting grain on the official road, and the guard general kneeling before his horse holding the seal of office.

He could see which army was going where, and which immortal was landing on which battle formation.

Because there was grass beside the battle platform, trees outside the camp road, and even a thin layer of moss growing in the cracks of the stone steps where the Han Chuan city-conquering general had just knelt.

The Myriad Spirits Dao Seeds have been present in the depths of vegetation in both states ever since they were obtained from the Cold River Heavenly Talisman.

Later, Hexi returned to the Qingtian Kingdom, and these tiny seeds spread throughout the Third State.

In the past, he only used them to monitor the mountains and rivers, or to mobilize the plants and trees of a place to perform magic, but he never let the Daoist seeds of the three states awaken together.

"You think you've taken my heaven just because you've captured a few cities? How laughable!"

Gu Changjin traced a scene with his fingertips.

The imperial banners did indeed sever some of the earth's energy, and the loss of the city certainly shook the hearts of the people. The fading of the sky was not without reason.

But these losses have not yet damaged the true roots of the blue sky in the earth.

Those military formations can occupy the ley lines, but they won't notice the inconspicuous thin root deep within the ley lines.

They searched the valleys, the roads, and every patch of woodland where an army could hide.

But who would mistake the grass and trees on the mountainside for an ambush?

Gu Changjin stood up.

"Aoki."

"exist!"

"Come with me."

The palace doors opened silently.

A streak of blue light crossed the prefecture and soared into the sky outside the city.

Gu Changjin's figure appeared above the two armies.

Ten Taoist priests stepped out from behind him in turn, their Taoist robes fluttering lightly, and the rich scent of grass and trees mingled among them.

Gu Changjin did not look at the surging azure clouds.

He simply raised his hand, his five fingers slowly spreading.

The Azure Emperor's Heavenly Register lit up.

At this moment, in Beishuo, Hanchuan, Hexi, and the myriad spirit seeds buried deep within countless plants and trees, a slight tremor simultaneously emanated.

The moss on the city wall gleamed, and the ancient trees in the deep mountains stretched out their drooping branches and leaves.

Beside the imperial grain cart, a wild grass bent under the wheels slowly straightened up again.

There was no wind in the sky, yet the vegetation in the three prefectures all turned towards the imperial army at the same time.