Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 713: Chapter 451: Rolling_2

Dispel the Blessed Lands, Obtain Virtue!

Forge Xuanyuan, Create the Nine Rites!

Build the Scholar’s Palace, Establish the Tao Lineage!

With such rarely seen, infinitely useful Heavenly Dao Virtue at his disposal as a developmental resource, he would soon grow strong, establish the Wandao School, cast the Nine Rites Xuanyuan, then drive the Heavenly Mechanics Methods, and build the Immortal Spirit Mech Armor…

Once he had dispelled all Blessed Lands, leveraging the Heavenly Dao Virtue to achieve his own potential, those Cave Heaven Immortal Gates would no longer be impenetrable turtle shells.

Therefore, the next strategic direction would still be development, growing through battle, attacking Blessed Lands to strengthen oneself.

However, would those Cave Heaven Immortal Gates let him dispel every Blessed Land smoothly and steadily?

Clearly not.

So…

“White Jade Capital, Li Xuanyuan!”

“Temple of War God, Martial Frenzied Rascal!”

“And one more, Mingxiao Tao!”

“Hmph, playing tricks, bluffing!”

Beiming Cave Heaven, Demon Dragon in the Abyss, was precisely the Ancient True Demon Sect!

Within the Cave Heaven, in the heart of the Demon Abyss, sat a lord alone, with a cold gaze and furrowed brows.

It was the lord of the Beiming Cave Heaven, the Seven Tribulations True Demon Dragon Lord—Long Yuan!

Long Yuan sat aloft, his gaze from beneath his brows sharp with lethal intent.

Just then, a person entered the hall and knelt on the ground: “Your son pays homage to you, Father Emperor!”

“Hmm!”

Long Yuan nodded his head, looking at the person kneeling before him, his eyes’ murderous intent slightly receding as he spoke in a deep voice, “How do you feel waking up from the coffin?”

“Very well!”

“That is good!”

Long Yuan nodded again and asked, “You’ve heard about the matters at Demon Dragon Ridge, haven’t you?”

The comer also nodded: “Your son is aware!”

“Hmm!”

Upon hearing this, Long Yuan did not waste words, and directly said, “Those of unknown origins, harboring malicious intent, wanting to break the Blessed Lands and seize the Heavenly Virtue—if allowed to grow strong, they will surely become a thorn in the side of our Beiming Dragon Abyss in the future.”

After speaking, his gaze turned heavy as if a mountain were descending: “Teng’er, among all my children, you resemble your father the most, having the demeanor of a True Dragon. It was only due to unfavorable celestial timing that I had you sealed in the coffin, waiting for a grand epoch. But now, with a hanging threat like a sword above us, I have no choice but to summon you out…”

Longteng knelt on the ground and said gravely, “Father Emperor’s command is my wish. Whether it is walking through fire or plunging into boiling water, I shall not decline!”

“Very good, very good!”

Long Yuan nodded repeatedly, his eyes sharp: “With your Nascent Soul physique unobstructed by Heavenly Tribulations, go forth into the world and strive to your utmost in cultivation. When the time is right, eradicate that latent trouble for our Beiming Dragon Abyss. Afterward, return to the Cave Heaven, and I will bestow upon you the position of Crown Prince.”

Having said this, he cast out a radiant light: “This is what I have prepared for your cultivation. Those people are exceptional in their methods. Although you have the makings of a True Dragon, do not act with overbearing force. I have already contacted the various great Demon Sects, and they have also sent their Taoists into the world. You will support each other, slowly plotting your course. You must eradicate this threat from its roots, understand?”

“Your son understands and will definitely not disappoint you, Father Emperor!”

Hearing this, Longteng didn’t say much else and immediately took his leave to carry out his orders.

…

Elsewhere, another Cave Heaven, another Immortal Gate.

The mist was ethereal, peaks began to emerge, vaguely revealing the essence of Chan enlightenment.

Atop a solitary peak, a woman in white, like an archeress from the snows, stood apart from the world, transcending the mundane.

Then another person in green clothes, as elegant as jade, quickly approached: “Teacher, a disciple from the outer gate has sent word; the Demon Path is making significant moves, seemingly joining forces to confront those people in a decisive battle.”

“A decisive battle?”

The woman in white smiled: “I fear this news might have come from the Beiming Dragon Abyss, no?”@@novelbin@@

“This… truly!”

The woman in green was taken aback, then nodded: “Beiming Dragon Abyss, Mysterious Desire Heavenly Sect, and the Ten Thousand Swords Soldiers’ Tomb have connected the various Demon Sects, likely preparing to send their Taoists into the world.”

“Taoists?”

The woman in white shook her head: “It seems after several attempts, we still cannot withstand the Mundane Tribulation, so this move must be made.”

After speaking, she turned around and looked at the woman in green: “Zhao’er, as a successor of Alliance Heavenly Tao, do you think I should send you into the world to stir these troubled waters too?”

“This…”

The lady in green was taken aback, not knowing how to respond.

Seeing this, the lady in white smiled inexplicably again and continued to watch her reaction.

After a moment, the lady in green said, “For the sake of our Alliance Heavenly Tao and the foundation of the Immortal Gate, I would face death a thousand times over without hesitation!”

“Ha ha!”

The lady in white shook her head, “With such a pure and untainted heart of loyalty, how would you understand the dangers of the mortal world? Sending you out is akin to throwing a meat bun to a dog, with no return in sight!”

“This…”

Seeing the ethereal figure of her master speaking such vernacular, the lady in green was even more at a loss.

“But apart from you, there is no one else I can entrust with this heavy responsibility!”

The lady in white shook her head again and sighed, “I can only entrust this to you!”

“This… Yes!”

Though she could not fathom her master’s thoughts, the lady in green still accepted the charge, “I will not disgrace your command and will surely eliminate this calamity to protect our Immortal Gate’s Cave Heaven!”

“There is no need for that!”

Hearing these words, the lady in white shook her head.

“Unlike the Beiming Dragon Abyss, our Alliance Heavenly Tao does not need you to clash head-on with those individuals. On the contrary, I want you to go with the flow, to induce self-resolution in each Blessed land, and to even suppress them underfoot.”

The lady in white’s gaze lowered, giving off a mysterious vibe with a hint of amusement, “Do you understand?”

“This… Disciple understands!”

The lady in green was startled, then nodded, her face showing comprehension.

There is also a hierarchy among the Cave Heavens.

Their Alliance Heavenly Tao is one of the rare True Immortal Cave Heavens, overseen by their master, who is a Nine Tribulations Human Immortal.

Whereas the Beiming Dragon Abyss, Mysterious Desire Heavenly Sect, and Ten Thousand Swords Soldiers’ Tomb are inferior Calamity Immortal Cave Heavens, the Beiming Dragon Lord, Mysterious Desire Heavenly Girl, and that Ten Thousand Swords Soldier Demon are all Tribulation Realm Immortals.

That is the difference.

Tribulation Realm Immortals face deeper causality and more profound tribulations!

They have little confidence in overcoming the Mundane Tribulation, so they see those individuals as threats to be eliminated with haste.

For this, they even awaken a Daoist prodigy, frozen in a coffin with the stature of a True Immortal, urging him to enter the world and exhaust all means to eliminate these disaster seeds.

But our Alliance Heavenly Tao is different. With a Nine Tribulations True Immortal who excels in both Buddhist and Daoist arts, we have a considerable assurance in dealing with the Mundane Tribulation and regard those individuals’ actions with dissatisfaction rather than fear.

Therefore, our Alliance Heavenly Tao does not need to confront those individuals directly. Instead, we race on the same track, devising ways for each major Blessed land to solve its own problems and thereby secure Merit and Virtue.

Merit and Virtue!

This is the crux, this is the key!

Without the power of Merit and Virtue, how can that person develop? It would be hard to threaten the major Cave Heavens for hundreds of years.

On the contrary, if he constantly conquers mountains and temples, accumulating a great amount of Merit and Virtue to transform his own nation, it would not take a thousand years, but merely decades to become a significant threat to the major Cave Heavens.

Thus, to curb their development, one must either completely eliminate them with absolute strength or cut off the source of their Merit and Virtue.

Calamity Immortal Cave Heavens take the former route while True Immortal Cave Heavens take the latter.

The lady in white lowered her gaze, her previous jesting demeanor replaced by solemnity, “This group of individuals may be all show and no substance, but that may not be the case. Now, with External Demons invading, the Tao faces the risk of sinking, and we are in the midst of calamity as well. Sending you to the world not only aims to solve the problems of the Blessed lands but also to slay demons, accomplishing Merit in heaven and righteousness in the world. If your mission is fulfilled with Merit and Virtue, you will certainly ascend to the ranks of the Immortals in the future!”

The lady in green nodded, “The disciple will definitely give my all and not disappoint you, Master!”

“Some things cannot be accomplished merely by giving one’s all.”

The lady in white sighed, extending her hand to emit a beam of Spirit Light, “The foundation of our Alliance Heavenly Tao is the cooperative Dao of Alliance Heavenly, cultivating the laws of heaven and humanity. However, it still falls short when compared to that person’s Ritual Skills, so we must compensate with material resources. How it is to be deployed is for you to decide.”

“This… the Heaven-Drying Mirror?”

As the Spirit Light became a hand mirror, the lady in green gasped in shock, “How can this be used?”

“There’s nothing that can’t be used, go now!”

The lady in white shook her head, no longer speaking, and with a flick of her sleeves, disappeared into the mist and clouds.

Elsewhere…

“Li Xuanyuan?”

“Hmph!”

“The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean, self-aggrandizing ignorantly!”

“Xiao’er, take the Demon-Slaying Immortal-Refining Sword and bring back his head!”

“The Mundane Tribulation is against people, not objects, and I wish to see what those individuals are made of, and what right they have to stand against our Immortal Gate!”