I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2659 - 1220: Pure Yang Golden Lotus
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Of the six Great Daos within the Pure Yang Scroll, the Nirvana Great Dao alone remained uncomprehended by Chen Mobai. What he achieved today might be described as absolute mastery.
The very instant the Dao was grasped, the myriad phrases and diagrams related to this Great Dao, as inscribed in the Pure Yang Scroll, surged into his mind, coalescing into profound insights. Most of these annotations originated from Dan Ding Taoist; while his Pure Yang Scroll might not have been as complete as that of Purple Sky Daoist Venerable, his understanding of the Nirvana Great Dao was exceptionally robust.
Dan Ding Taoist’s Pure Yang Scroll served as a detailed compendium, replete with annotations on the Nirvana Great Dao, from which Chen Mobai derived immense benefit. This Great Dao was Innate, possessing the supreme power to counteract concepts like the End Path of Destruction. Should one achieve Harmony with this Dao, they could, even when the End of Destiny befell the world, Transcend and await the commencement of the subsequent epoch with composure.
It was for this very reason that Dan Ding Taoist had selected this particular Great Dao back in the Purple Cloud Palace. He, too, harbored grand ambitions, yearning for Eternal Transcendence.
Given that Dan Ding Taoist had chosen the Nirvana Great Dao, it clearly indicated that in his era, no one had yet attained Harmony with this Dao. This fact sparked a degree of curiosity in Chen Mobai. After all, during his attendance at lectures in the Purple Cloud Palace, he had occupied a front-row seat and observed a Phoenix, presumably the Saint Venerable Heavenly Phoenix of the Phoenix Palace.
Logically, such an Innate True Spirit should have manifested concurrently with the Nirvana Great Dao. Unable to reconcile this discrepancy, Chen Mobai chose to set aside his musings. Ultimately, his own path of Harmonizing with Pure Yang had long been decided. For him, the most significant advantage of the Nirvana Great Dao was the elimination of his fear of death.
Upon comprehending this Great Dao, all that was needed was an appropriate Jade Phoenix Tree to establish a Nirvana Point. As long as his lifespan was not depleted, even if his physical form were obliterated and his soul utterly dispersed, he could still achieve resurrection and rebirth at the Nirvana Point.
A Rank-5 Jade Phoenix Tree would suffice to establish such a Nirvana Point. However, owing to Chen Mobai’s considerably advanced cultivation level, resurrection via this Spirit Plant would only allow him to recover to the initial stage of Divinity Transformation. But even that was ample.
As long as one persists in living, infinite possibilities remain.
Subsequently, Chen Mobai divided his focus. While continuing to delve into the Pure Yang Scroll bequeathed by Dan Ding Taoist, he also turned his attention to the Jade Phoenix Tree situated behind him. This Spirit Plant had, in fact, long accumulated sufficient energy for molting and transformation. Yet, due to prolonged suppression by the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation, any signs of advancement were met with its energy being siphoned away. Consequently, over several millennia, it had instinctively learned to maintain itself at the peak of the Fourth Rank, resisting further progression.
After Chen Mobai assumed command of the Immortal Gate, the suppression exerted by the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation on the tree was eased. He even administered some Water of Ten Thousand Transformations as nourishment. However, it wasn't until the present moment, with his comprehension of the Nirvana Great Dao's fluctuations, that the Jade Phoenix Tree finally relinquished its restraint and advanced once more.
It seemed that in a profoundly ancient past, the very first Jade Phoenix Tree in the Universe had existed in tandem with the Nirvana Great Dao. Beneath this Spirit Plant, many of Chen Mobai’s confusions regarding the Nirvana Great Dao began to dissipate. He even sensed his Longevity Technique, which had already assimilated with him, exhibiting unusual pulses, as if this Grand Spell harbored certain attributes of the Nirvana Great Dao.
Concurrently, the phenomena accompanying the Jade Phoenix Tree's advancement attracted the attention of the relevant authorities. Although the Spirit Vein at Danxia Mountain had long ago been expanded to Rank-5 at Chen Mobai’s behest, the immense surge and release of Spiritual Energy during the advancement process were still duly reported to the Sky Curtain Ground Network Management Bureau.
Upon receiving this intelligence, Yunhai True Monarch immediately employed Void Teleportation to investigate the situation. Yet, the moment he arrived, he observed Chen Mobai standing beneath the tree atop the mountain peak.
“Eh, Pure Yang, you arrived this swiftly?” Yunhai True Monarch had presumed Chen Mobai had also received the notification and hastened over via Great Void Transference.
"I was already here before; I just happened to come across it." Chen Mobai declared. At this very moment, radiant spiritual lights indicative of Divinity Transformation pulsed through the void.
Within the Immortal Gate, maintaining absolute secrecy proved quite challenging. As news traveled from Red Sandstone City upwards through the relevant departments of The Three Great Halls, word had effectively reached all the Four Great Daoist Sects.
Furthermore, the furious consumption and absorption of Rank-5 Spiritual Energy atop Danxia Mountain could, with a bit of contemplation, lead anyone to surmise the underlying cause given what resided on the mountain.
Master Peach Blossom, having achieved the Dao through Spirit Plants, held a profound interest in this development.
Elder Qingping, currently tasked with the comprehensive reorganization of all Spirit Veins within the Immortal Gate, also had his attention drawn by the immense surge of Spiritual Energy drawn during the Jade Phoenix Tree’s advancement.
The convergence of the Qi signatures from Yunhai, Master Peach Blossom, and Elder Qingping—three cultivators at the Divinity Transformation stage—alerted the other experts of the same level.
Despite not knowing the precise reason for the large assembly on Danxia Mountain, an eagerness to partake in the unfolding events prompted them all to teleport to the location one after another.
In a short span, all the Divinity Transformation cultivators of the Immortal Gate, with the sole exception of Qi Yuheng, the Guardian of Five Peak Immortal Mountain, had arrived.
Even the usually indolent Narcissus found her curiosity stirred.
"This place holds a certain nostalgic charm. It was precisely here, over a century ago, that I, alongside Pure Yang, vanquished a cultivator from the Ascension Sect."
Upon her arrival at Danxia Mountain, Narcissus was immediately reminded of events from more than a hundred years prior, when she had led Chen Mobai and others on a mission. The name Shi Qing, however, eluded her recollection.
"Indeed, after you and Pure Yang defeated that individual, I was the first to arrive here to attend to this Spirit Plant..."
Hearing this, Master Peach Blossom chimed in, her face etched with emotion. She reflected on how, at that time, she had even considered taking Chen Mobai as her son-in-law. Looking back now, she felt that perhaps if she had set her demands a little higher, it could have yielded a different outcome. Had Chen Mobai become her son-in-law, why would the Jumang Lineage still need to curry favor with the Kunpeng Lineage?