My Dreams Connect to Ancient Times-Chapter 45 - 44: Donning the Daoist Crown, Wearing the Daoist Robe, Holding the Copper Order!

Chapter 45: Chapter 44: Donning the Daoist Crown, Wearing the Daoist Robe, Holding the Copper Order!

After confirming several times that no disembodied palm was about to strike him from the void, Lu Xuan patted his chest, still shaken.

"Master is truly all-powerful..."

Zhang Ling grumbled, clutching his head without a word.

A moment later, he said,

"Junior Brother, are you trying to take the Keeper of the Records’ Order out of the Guardian Storage Room? Why? Master gave you this order so you could ’match’ with the position of Keeper of the Records. Normally, it can’t be taken out."

Lu Xuan’s heart skipped a beat. ’No wonder the Keeper of the Records’ Order didn’t return to the present with me like the Daoist Robe and Hat did...’

’So then, why couldn’t I take out the roll of bamboo slips Master bestowed upon me, the one called the *Tao Te Ching*?’

After turning the matter over in his mind, he began to form a vague guess.

’Master said that after the Keeper of the Records’ Order shatters, I am to spread the *Tao Te Ching* throughout the world. That is my duty. And until it’s time to fulfill that duty, I can’t open the bamboo slips or even take them out of the Guardian Storage Room.’

’It seems the matter of the *Tao Te Ching* is far more significant than I imagined!’

As he pondered this, Lu Xuan looked toward Zhang Ling and quickly asked,

"Senior Brother Zhang, is there a way for me to take the Keeper of the Records’ Order with me?"

Zhang Ling’s expression turned serious, his earlier playful demeanor vanishing.

"You can take it out, but I’m afraid you’ll only have one chance. Are you sure, Junior Brother? If you’re in some kind of trouble, I can help you."

He added with a touch of pride,

"After all, I’m a Great Grade True Immortal. Once I’ve weathered a hundred lifetimes of tribulations—or maybe even just after I finish helping Qi Xiaobai on my travels—I’ll be able to perform a grand ritual and achieve the rank of Celestial Venerable!"

"Senior Brother, you’re amazing!" Although Lu Xuan didn’t understand what a Great Grade True Immortal or a Celestial Venerable was, that didn’t stop him from giving a thumbs-up. He then added with an awkward laugh,

"You probably can’t help me with this particular matter... By the way, why can I only take it out once?"

Zhang Ling didn’t press for details, simply smiling as he explained,

"Because the position of Keeper of the Records requires one to have a Celestial Human Cultivation base. Only a Celestial Human can carry the order outside. I can help you this one time, but I’ll be traveling far away after this, so I won’t be able to help again."

"I see," Lu Xuan said in a moment of understanding.

Zhang Ling stretched languidly, a new excitement in his voice as he described his plans.

"I’ve already got it all planned out. Career first, then family. So, no searching for a fair maiden for now. I’ll head straight to the Qi Kingdom to assist Qi Xiaobai and help him unify the Human World. If I succeed, I’ll become a Daoist Celestial Venerable! Then I can go face my tribulations through Reincarnation!"

Lu Xuan asked curiously,

"Senior Brother Zhang, is Daoist Celestial Venerable the realm above the True Immortals of Heaven-Facing Palace? And why do you have to help that Qi Xiaobai unify the Human World to achieve it?"

At this, Zhang Ling’s expression grew serious once more.

"It’s normal that you don’t know, but it’s good for you to learn this now. The fourth step of cultivation is Heaven-Facing Palace, and the Fifth Step is ’Immortal.’"

"Immortal?" Lu Xuan’s eyes widened.

"That’s right."

Zhang Ling continued to explain,

"Once you achieve this step, ’Immortal,’ you become a Celestial Venerable of the Daoist Sect or a Buddha of the Buddhist Sect. As long as a single drop of your blood exists in the world, you cannot die. Your lifespan becomes infinite, and you can endure countless eons without aging!"

"Of course, there are two paths to achieving this state. The first is to rely on one’s own unfathomably profound Cultivation to force your way through. But since ancient times, the number of people who have succeeded this way can be counted on both hands."

"The second path is to use a grand ritual to leverage the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, increasing your ’weight’ within the Celestial Dao. For example, in ancient times, our Senior Brother Guangcheng became a Celestial Venerable by performing the great ritual of becoming ’Master to the Human Emperor.’"

Lu Xuan nodded, only half-understanding, then asked in surprise,

"Senior Brother Guangcheng was the Human Emperor’s teacher?"

"You didn’t know?" Now it was Zhang Ling’s turn to be astonished. ’Isn’t that common knowledge?’ he thought.

Lu Xuan shook his head honestly.

Zhang Ling rubbed his forehead, then said,

"Ahem, it’s about time I left. If I stay here any longer, Master is going to scold me. Junior Brother, grab the Keeper of the Records’ Order. I’ll lead you out of the Guardian Storage Room."

Lu Xuan bowed solemnly. He then tightly gripped the Copper Order. Led by Zhang Ling, he walked out of the Guardian Storage Room one step at a time, the process surprisingly uneventful.

Standing outside the Guardian Storage Room, Zhang Ling chuckled.

"I don’t know what you’re planning to do, Junior Brother, but knowing your personality, if you’re willing to use the Keeper of the Records’ Order, it must be for something serious... When the time comes, you could perhaps wear the Daoist Robe and Hat."

Lu Xuan was taken aback.

"But didn’t Master say I should never wear that Daoist Robe and Hat under normal circumstances?"

"That’s right. He said *normal* circumstances, not *all* circumstances... Besides, Master’s Divine Techniques are boundless. Since I brought it up, he would have naturally sensed it. The fact that he hasn’t intervened already speaks volumes."

Lu Xuan nodded silently, a brilliant light flashing in his eyes. ’Can I really wear the Daoist Robe Master gave me?’

The two of them exchanged a few more pleasantries.

Zhang Ling bid him farewell and waved as he left, saying as he walked,

"I’ll be on my way, Junior Brother! It won’t be long before you hear tales of my exploits!"

"The people of this world will chant my name!"

As his voice faded, his figure receded, disappearing into the crowded street. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Lu Xuan bowed silently in his direction and whispered,

"Senior Brother, I’ll be waiting to hear your name, right here in the Guardian Storage Room in Luoyang City."

After speaking, he remained standing there for a long time, until the dream ended.

He woke up in bed with a splitting headache. His right hand was tightly clutching three grains of Innate Spirit Rice, while a Bronze Token lay quietly in his left.

"I really brought it out," Lu Xuan murmured, slightly dazed.

He didn’t know what level a sudden three-thousand-year increase in his Cultivation would bring him to, but Master had said that with his talent, he should be able to match a True Immortal.

’Even if it falls short of expectations, it should be more than enough to intervene in a battle between Earth Immortals!’

Although it would only last for one Hour, that was enough.

One Hour is equivalent to two hours, which should be plenty of time to finish a fight.

’I just hope this doesn’t make me late for the banquet tomorrow.’

With that thought, Lu Xuan carefully put the Token away. He shook his still-groggy head and swallowed the three grains of Innate Spirit Rice in his palm.

A familiar, vast surge of Innate Essence rushed through him. Fortunately, now that he was a Three-Viscera Grandmaster, the process wasn’t too painful.

Lu Xuan sat cross-legged, refining the immense Innate Essence and occasionally taking a bite of jerky, letting the potent vitality wash over his body.

At the same time, he temporarily set aside the Primordial Body and Mediation of Creation techniques. He focused entirely on visualizing the Slaying Sword Form, preparing for the great battle he would likely face tomorrow.

「Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next morning.」

The East Sea Airport, which should have been shut down due to government restrictions, was temporarily reopened.

It was opened for a single person.

A massive Starship descended from the sky, landing steadily on the airport’s vast tarmac.

The ship’s main hatch opened wide, and a middle-aged man strode out with the powerful gait of a dragon.

Yan Huang.

「Meanwhile, in the shantytown.」

Wu Datong woke up. He looked at Xiaoxu, who was watching over his bedside, and sighed softly. A look of reluctance filled his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by grim resolve.

He gently stroked Wu Xiaoxu’s head, a mixture of fondness and regret in his touch. ’What a pity,’ he thought. ’I won’t get to see my boy get married.’

With this thought, Wu Datong dragged his broken body out of the wooden house, moving slowly and quietly, leaving Wu Xiaoxu fast asleep inside.

"Today, even if I must die in battle, I *will* slay another Immortal!"

As Wu Datong pushed open the door and left,

in another wooden house at the other end of the shantytown, a young man was slowly putting on a Daoist Robe and a Daoist Crown.

The instant the robe and crown settled upon him, the space around him grew dim, and a supreme Dao Rhyme began to ebb and flow.

The young man simply stood there, motionless, yet he seemed to be the vast firmament itself—as majestic as Mount Buzhou, as immense as the countless stars in the heavens.

And in the sky to the east, the clouds, at that very moment, were tinged with a hint of purple.