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This gave rise to the perception of many lower-ranking cultivators in the Immortal Realm.

That is, all the Great True Persons generally stayed within their own territories, hardly ever stepping out of their respective domains.

They also strictly ordered their disciples not to expand the sect’s territories into other domains.

It was as if, in an instant.

The cultivators who had previously fought ruthlessly for control of a domain and, after finally securing one, became Great True Persons themselves.

Suddenly underwent a dramatic change in personality.

From being aggressively ambitious, they turned to cultivating their morals and being good to others.

They not only refrained from causing disturbances themselves, but strictly prohibited those around them from causing trouble as well.

This immense contrast, naturally, led many people to gossip and harbor doubts.

But only the Great True Persons themselves understood that this was not because they did not want to expand, but because they could not.

In this realm, there was not only the concept of "destiny", but also of "cause and effect".

If your sect members conquered the territory of another domain, that conquered territory would naturally become bound by destiny and cause and effect with you.

Once connected, the forces of Heaven and Earth of that territory would unconsciously gravitate towards you, increasing the attention from the Heavenly Path towards you.

The Great True Persons might have already been trying to limit their contact with the Heaven and Earth of this realm as much as possible to separate themselves from the Great Tao.

Now, those disciples under them were actively attracting more forces of Heaven and Earth to themselves, didn’t that inadvertently make it more difficult for them to separate from the Great Tao?

Attracting more attention from the forces of Heaven and Earth was effectively inviting calamity for the Great True Persons who wished to remain as unnoticed as possible, wasn’t it?

In light of all this, what do you think the Great True Persons would do?

They would lay down arms in favor of culture, keep a close watch on their disciples to prevent them from wandering everywhere, and emphasize the cultivation of moral character and temperament, teaching them to know shame, uphold righteousness, and become pure in nature.

They would not think of expansion, war, plunder, or annihilating entire families and clans every day.

They would also delineate various unspoken rules in the Immortal Realm, stipulating that one must not casually destroy another sect, that one must adhere to the righteousness of the Dao, and that violators would be attacked by all under the heavens, among other things.

All these were restraints and protections set by each Great True Person for his own disciples, for themselves, and for others.

And the effects were indeed significant.

In the Changqing Domain, which had turned chaotic, no Immortal Sect dared to openly destroy the Tao lineage of another sect.

Even a sect as brutal as the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate, if seeking expansion, could only covertly use the hands of demons to provide cover for their actions.

This was the effect of these rules and constraints in action.

Once the mainstream culture of the Immortal Realm was established, each Great True Person could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

They no longer had to worry about their disciples attracting disasters to them.

They could peacefully hide at home and slowly detach from the Great Tao that had merged into the Heaven and Earth of their enclosed domain.

After all, even though the Great Tao was now limited to an enclosed domain, disentangling from the Heaven and Earth within that domain was still no easy task.

As was the case with Shi Junyang, who had been a Great True Person for tens of thousands of years now.

Yet the Dongyang Great Tao that he managed to detach from within the Dongyang Domain was less than one ten-thousandth of the Great Tao of his domain.

It could take tens of millions, or even a hundred million years to fully detach from it.

Because of the prime example.

In the Donghua Continent, there was a Heavenly Immortal who had already lived for a million years; despite striving for hundreds of thousands of years, he had not been able to achieve this great feat.

And within the entire range of the Immortal Realm, no one had ever heard of someone who had successfully completed this journey.

The difficulty of the process was evident.

But however difficult, there was at least a path.

That was certainly much better than the utterly despair-inducing life of an Earth Immortal, who lived only to die at ten thousand years.

Even if they could only roam within one domain, and the entire process felt like being in prison, it still meant immortality, an unlimited lifespan, and cultivating alongside Heaven and Earth.

Other Earth Immortals dream of being confined in such a prison, yet they don’t even have the opportunity.

The path to drawing boundaries as a prison in front of them had been figured out through the deaths of countless cultivators of the Immortal Realm over many long years.

It was theoretically feasible and practically doable, but it was the only viable path that had yet to reach its end.

This path had indeed aided the Great True Persons in achieving the state of heavenly blossoms, freeing them from the limits of their lifespans and granting them mastery over higher levels of power.

Just this point alone was enough for numerous Heavenly Immortals to follow one after another, staking their entire lives on it.

However, on this uncertain path, a person searching alone is ultimately isolated.

If one could have more companions on this path of exploration, it would provide more motivation and confidence.

Quite simply.

If the number of people becoming Great True Persons increases, and more cultivate this path, perhaps someone will come out with a result, truly separating all their great paths and liberating themselves completely between heaven and earth?

If such an exceptional talent indeed appears, especially for seekers like Shi Junyang, it would illuminate the path ahead.

The followers then could walk this path, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

And those like him, who are currently seeking the path, could see the hope of achieving it.

Even if it only increases a bit of hope or viability, it’s still good.

Just this point alone was enough to make him exceedingly joyful for having more fellow paths.

Thus, contemplating this, Shi Junyang looked at the disciples below and said, "Since the Changqing Domain is to produce a Great True Person, to avoid hindering his achievement, from today on, my Dongyang Sect disciples shall not set foot in this domain for the next ten thousand years, until this Great True Person succeeds in his cultivation.

We will just watch the emergence of Heavenly Immortals quietly from the south.

This is a decree, once passed down, if a disciple violates it, he will immediately be expelled outside the door, no longer a disciple of my Dongyang Sect."

To avoid karmic entanglements and to ensure the safety of this soon-to-emerge fellow, Shi Junyang began taking some preventative and restrictive measures.

"Yes, we will strictly obey the command!"

Wang ShiZhou and others, facing such earnest words from an Immortal Venerate, all sobered up and solemnly responded.

"Hmm, if that’s the case, there is nothing more, you may all leave, I will continue my seclusion."

Shi Junyang nodded slightly, then began to dismiss the people.

"We take our leave."

Seeing this, the disciples also bowed and left.

After everyone had left, Shi Junyang sat on the cushion for a while, pondering over this matter and murmured, "Taoist Jiuling, seventy thousand years ago, you encountered a tribulation and left this world in haste. Now reemerging, I do not know who it is that has garnered your favor, receiving such legacy.

In Donghua Continent, it has been fifty thousand years since a new fellow has appeared, I truly look forward to this new fellow, hoping he can join us in avoiding calamities together.

This method of achieving Dao by guarding a domain is too lonely and arduous..."

In the great hall, the sound gradually returned to tranquility.

The scene today at Dongyang Mountain was also playing out within Donghua Continent, where many other Heavenly Immortal sects formerly associated with Nine Spirits Sect commenced similar actions.

As the instructions from various Great True Persons were passed down, the outsiders heading to Changqing Domain for travel gradually decreased until no more people from the grand Immortal sects came.

However, for the forces within Changqing Domain, they really had no time to be concerned with these matters.

Nor did they have the inclination to care.

The Jiuzhou Immortal Gate and Changqing Immortal Sect fought more fiercely, both sides suffering heavy casualties, driven to a frenzy.

In such circumstances, they would prefer fewer outsiders coming to avoid affecting the war.

As for the Taiping Dao,

Lu Yuan was also wholeheartedly focused on training avatars and besides daily cultivation, he constantly pushed his disciples to travel and bring back Immortal Treasures to refine Dao Fruit Immortal Artifacts.

Busy in the midst of it all, he too had no energy to pay attention to these minor issues.

Thus, this coordinated action by the major Immortal sects, aside from the major Heavenly Immortal sect knowing, barely garnered any attention.

And so it remained unseen.