Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 751 - 672 ’Enlightenment’ Great Method is Actually This Impressive?!

Since Lu Qingfeng's departure,

Since Ao Le achieved the Dao Fruit of an Earth Immortal,

Fifty-seven thousand years have passed.

Fifty-seven thousand years.

A brief period that seems fleeting for the vastness of the Ancient Shang Region and for those ancient Earth Immortal ancestors.

Back then,

Lu Qingfeng had supported Ao Le in achieving the Dao,

And had cursed to death the Golden Light Ancestor Master, the One Yuan Ancestor, and the Combat Heavenly King, drastically changing the situation in Ancient Shang.

The once-dominant 'Ancient Shang Heavenly Court' saw its deterrent power greatly weakened with the fall of the three venerable Earth Immortals.

Under the pressure of the three Dragon Ancestors, the Jiao Demon Palace, Tongling Wujimen, True Martial Tongxuan Mountain, and other Earth Immortal forces, the Jiuzhen Immortal Sword Sect, Green Sea Youxu Palace, and Combat Heavenly Gate had to allow the Ancient Shang Heavenly Court to relinquish most of its territory, thus losing its supremacy.

What followed was the rise of the Three Great Dragon Palaces.

With the Dragon Transformation Pond in hand, a continuous stream of powerful True Immortals emerged from the Three Great Dragon Palaces.

So much so that,

The Three Great Dragon Palaces gradually became an existence akin to the former Ancient Shang Heavenly Court.

After the contraction of the Heavenly Court,

The Jiao Demon Palace, Tongling Wujimen, True Martial Tongxuan Mountain, and other Earth Immortal powers formed alliances particularly with the Three Great Immortal Gates, transforming weapons into pledges of peace, and turned their hostile sights toward the Three Great Dragon Palaces.

Primordial Spirits and True Immortals clashed in turmoil.

Even high-level Earth Immortal combatants frequently battled beyond the stars, with extreme ferocity.

Although the Three Great Dragon Palaces were strong, they were hard-pressed to defend themselves and came close to destruction, suffering heavy losses. The three Dragon Ancestors, besieged by numerous Earth Immortals, had no energy to cultivate, let alone improve their cultivation with the Dragon Transformation Pond.

They had no choice,

But to compromise with the Beiyin and Beiyang Great Saints of the Jiao Demon Palace.

These two Earth Immortals, being of the Jiao Dragon lineage, coveted the Dragon Transformation Pond. Ambitious to seize it but unable to do so, they took the opportunity to negotiate with the three Dragon Ancestors.

It took ten thousand years for the situation to stabilize.

A new alliance emerged, featuring the Three Great Dragon Palaces and the Jiao Demon Palace.

Though the Three Great Immortal Gates and True Martial Tongxuan Mountain publicly opposed each other,

And the dichotomy of Immortal Dao versus Demon Dao remained apparent,

In reality, at the Earth Immortal level, they had to join hands to contend with the Dragon Clan and the Jiao Demon Palace.

This fragile balance was barely maintained.

Fortunately, the Three Great Dragon Palaces were divided amongst themselves and not fully united with the Jiao Demon Palace, allowing them to temporarily withstand the opposition.

But the discerning could see that with the Dragon Transformation Pond in their possession, the rise of the Dragon Clan was unstoppable.

The current situation was akin to slowly boiling a frog.

Once the Dragon Clan fosters a few more Earth Immortals,

The entire Ancient Shang will likely become a world dominated by dragons.

As for the Jiao Demon Palace,

The Dragon Clan had only promised to allow Beiyin and Beiyang, the Earth Immortals, occasional cultivation in the Dragon Transformation Pond. The initiative was in the hands of the Dragon Clan, and the Jiao Demon Palace could only agree.

Thus,

Over time,

An intense battle was inevitable.

Beyond these powers,

Because 'Fu Long Saint Mother' Ao Le achieved the Dao Fruit of an Earth Immortal, a new transcendent force emerged in Ancient Shang—

Guangyuan Immortal Sect.

With Fu Long Saint Mother as the revered leader,

Under her were 'Tianshu War God' Ao Jun and 'Fire Crow God Monarch' Zhang Shu as the chief commanders.

The former, as the 'Tianshu Evil Destruction Marshal,' established Tianshu Mansion, while the latter held the position of the 'Qingling Yangwei Five Thunder Marshal,' establishing Qingling Prefecture.

These two deities, once part of Shang River Dragon Palace, had long been independent, unheeding of any summons, transcendent beyond the reaches of the Shang River.

On account of Fu Long Saint Mother, the Shang River Dragon Palace did not revoke their Divine Positions.

Fu Long Saint Mother resided at Fu Long Mountain, indifferent to worldly affairs.

Thus, Tianshu Mansion and Qingling Prefecture took the lead, governing this faction of power.

Their domain included the Dong Xian, East Chen, and East Xiang of the Chunshen Territory, and even the Yu Mountain Sect among the Three Continents turned to the Two Marshal Mansions early on, taking refuge under Fu Long Saint Mother.

It had become another great power well-known in Ancient Shang.

Amidst the chaos and rivalry of the Three Great Dragon Palaces, the Jiuzhen Immortal Sword Sect, and other old factions, where Primordial Spirits and True Immortals fought fiercely, died and were wounded in great numbers, under Ao Jun's and Zhang Shu's leadership, the Guangyuan Immortal Sect thrived.

However,

"Ao Jun and General Zhang Shu, although unmatched among True Immortals in Ancient Shang,

Are both now over a hundred thousand years old.

Without achieving Earth Immortal status, their end is not far off."

Ao Le recounted the changes in Ancient Shang, and when speaking of Ao Jun and Zhang Shu, the two he was closest to outside his family of four, he couldn't help but sigh.

For those below the level of Earth Immortals,

These nearly sixty thousand years are immeasurably lengthy.

Enough for mortals to live through 570 lifetimes, enough for mortals to continue on for 2,850 generations.

Even for those long-living True Immortals, it represents half of their Life Span.

Many of the older generation of True Immortals have passed away.

Like the separation of Lu Qingfeng's "Three Light Heavenly Xin Sword" into the avatar 'Luo Fuzi' within the Yu Mountain Sect, the former Three Ancestor Masters—

Tongxuan True Immortal, Rong Hong True Immortal, and Guangning True Immortal,

Have all vanished in the passage of time.

The Shang River True Immortals who once fought side by side on the outskirts of East Xian State have mostly departed.

Now, aside from a few Earth Immortals, there are hardly any who recognize Lu Qingfeng.

"Jun'er."

"General Zhang."

As Lu Qingfeng listened, his heart stirred.

In the Ancient Shang Region, besides his wife Ao Le and their two children, his nephew Ao Jun and military commander Zhang Shu were the ones closest to him after his third brother Ao Lie's reincarnation.

One was Ao Le's and Lu Qingfeng's own nephew, whom Lu Qingfeng had taught the "Fallen Divine Light."

The other was his most trusted commander from the days at Yuan Lake, the first confidant of Lu Qingfeng.

Lu Qingfeng transmitted to him the "Five Thunder Heart Sutra," the Divine Skill "Little Thousand Thunder Prison," and the method to refine the Fire Crow Daoist Soldiers.

Though called a commander,

He was in truth equivalent to a Direct Disciple.

These two did indeed make a name for themselves in the Ancient Shang Region.

Below the rank of Earth Immortal, they were already among the elite.

But without becoming an Earth Immortal, their time is running short.

Once mere ants,

it was the death of Lu Qingfeng that demarcated a boundary.

Roughly 56,000 years before his death, and 57,000 years after.

Upon careful calculation,

both Ao Jun and Zhang Shu were about 110,000 years old, still having quite a few years to live compared to mortals. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

However, for a Mahayana True Immortal, they were nearly at the end of their life spans. If they failed to break through to the Earth Immortal Level in the last remaining years, they would succumb to death and decay.

"Ao Jun is a True Dragon; entering the Dragon Transformation Pond for cultivation, he has a considerable hope of achieving Earth Immortal status,"

Lu Qingfeng reassured Ao Le, who was worried.

After all, the Dragon Transformation Pond is a Spiritual Treasure and greatly benefits the cultivation of the Earth Immortal Dragon Ancestor, let alone a True Immortal Level True Dragon.

For Ao Jun, as well as Lu Xiao and Lu Yao,

the Dragon Transformation Pond is far superior to the Little Shu Mountain Realm.

Of course,

the former is a Spiritual Treasure,

while the latter is merely a Fourth-rank Immortal Device.

There is an intrinsic qualitative difference.

"Dragon Transformation Pond."

Ao Le's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, "The Three Great Dragon Palaces have 'Dragon Transformation Ponds', and over the years they've cultivated many top-notch True Immortals, significantly increasing their foundation. But so far, no True Dragon has attained the Dao of Earth Immortal."

Spiritual Treasures are formidable.

The Dragon Transformation Pond is an ultimate treasure for the Dragon Clan's cultivation and legacy.

If a member of the Dragon Clan at the Primordial Spirit Level were to cultivate in it, ninety-nine percent of them would become True Dragons.

But for a True Dragon to cultivate there and become an Earth Immortal, though seemingly easier, is not something that can be grasped in one's hand.

There are still immense difficulties.

"Don't worry,"

"I have a Heaven-defying Great Method; as long as Ao Jun shows a bit of promise, becoming an Earth Immortal won't be difficult,"

Lu Qingfeng said with a smile.

"A Heaven-defying Great Method?"

"You don't mean—"

Ao Le's expression suddenly changed.

Seeing this, Lu Qingfeng quickly understood she was mistaken and hurriedly clarified, "It's not the 'Buddhist Sect's Little Wheel Three Ride Marvelous Forms Transformation Method,' it's the 'Enlightenment' Great Method."

Clearly,

Ao Le had remembered the Magic Gate Lu Qingfeng had used to assist her in becoming an Earth Immortal.

"The Buddhist Sect's Little Wheel Three Ride Marvelous Forms Transformation Method."

This was the first time Ao Le learned the actual name of that Great Method, and she looked at Lu Qingfeng and said sternly, "You are forbidden from using it again in the future."

"Mm,"

"It won't be necessary."

Lu Qingfeng knew of Ao Le's concerns and nodded in agreement.

It wasn't just to appease her;

with his current foundation and assets, though he couldn't claim to turn stones into gold or dictate reality with his will, to help friends, family, and Disciples ascend to Earth Immortal status, utilizing the Little Shu Mountain Realm, he was still seventy to eighty percent confident in aiding them in achieving immortality.

Like Lin Ye,

capable of achieving Peak True Immortal status, just a step away from attaining Dao,

under the 'Enlightenment,' it was almost a sure success.

And as for Zhang Yang, Lin Feng, and Wen Guang, if they could reach the stage of 'Heavenly Person Five Decays' within the Little Shu Mountain Realm, Lu Qingfeng was very confident that he could enlighten them to immortality.

In Ao Jun's case,

as a member of the Dragon Clan,

he already possessed a lifespan of twenty to thirty thousand years at the Primordial Spirit Level.

But upon becoming a True Immortal, he still couldn't escape the ultimate limit of 129,600 years of the mortal world.

Being in the Little Shu Mountain Realm wouldn't give him an advantage.

But,

fortunately, the Ancient Shang Region had a 'Dragon Transformation Pond,' which would save a lot of effort.

A few thousand to ten thousand years of cultivation in the pond, achieving the 'Ten Tribulations' or 'Five Decays' True Immortal Level, would probably be much simpler than what Zhang Yang and others could accomplish in the Little Shu Mountain Realm.

When cultivation progress becomes difficult and the end of life approaches,

Lu Qingfeng could simply lend a hand with 'Enlightenment' and Dao achievement would not be a difficult task.

"'Enlightenment' Great Method is so powerful?!"

The more Ao Le heard, the more astonished she became.

She was no stranger to the 'Enlightenment' Great Method.

Initially, to help Ao Le's cultivation, Lu Qingfeng performed 'Enlightenment' regularly.

However, her progress remained slow, leading her to some misconceptions about this Heaven-defying Great Method.

Hearing now that Lu Qingfeng could enlighten an Earth Immortal, she was understandably amazed.

"..."

Lu Qingfeng didn't dare to reveal the whole truth, so he casually said, "Of course, it wasn't so powerful before, but after I became an Earth Immortal, this Great Method has become a lot more effective."

'Enlightenment'

serves to elevate a cultivator's usual accumulation of cultivation, akin to sudden comprehension.

But Ao Le was enlightened too frequently!

She had hardly cultivated for a few years before Lu Qingfeng eagerly proceeded with 'Enlightenment.' When the times of 'Enlightenment' are partitioned like this, the improvement naturally seems modest.

Furthermore,

Ao Le's aptitude and comprehension were also to blame.

But these details were needless to share and risk straining the marital bond.

Seeing Ao Le's continued surprise, Lu Qingfeng chuckled, "Don't be so incredulous. My 'Enlightenment' Great Method has already made three Earth Immortals so far, two of whom achieved the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit without the aid of a Daoist Field."

The three Earth Immortals,

one assisted by a Daoist Field was Iron Feather Daoist.

Those unassisted were Lin Ye and Zheng Chi.

With such examples, Lu Qingfeng had such confidence in 'Enlightenment.' If worse came to worst, with his prowess, he could easily defeat several Demon Dao Earth Immortals, seize Blessed Lands, and forcefully create Earth Immortals.

In the face of Longevity,

future prospects had to take a backseat.

"Three Earth Immortals?!"

Ao Le was first shocked, then overjoyed, "In that case, Xiao'er and Yao'er can also achieve Dao in the future?"

"Absolutely no problem."

Lu Qingfeng saw Ao Le's joy and smiled as he nodded, then turned his gaze towards the eastern Earth Realm of Ancient Shang, "But still, it would be best to secure the 'Dragon Transformation Pond' first."

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