Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1504: Chapter 814: Beat the Young, and the Old Arrives

So that’s how it is!

It turns out I had just entered a mystical realm; that glazed jade must be an earth-shattering celestial treasure, capable of inducing one into the path, even explicating the “Heaven and Earth Great Path” on its own.

Zhao Sheng’s heart surged, his mind once again filled with countless ancient symbols. Though he couldn’t understand their form or sound, he deeply grasped their meaning: “…One should take maintaining unity as the core, balance as the foundation, integrate the wonders of the Five Elements’ creation and control, follow the doctrine of Harmonization’s purity, achieving the realm of ‘body and spirit both wondrous, in true harmony with the Tao’… This is the ‘Five Directions Five Elements Cave Truth Scripture.’

Zhao Sheng never imagined that just a choice out of curiosity would lead to such great gains.

This ‘Five Directions Five Elements Cave Truth Scripture’ was born because of him, not only perfectly aligning with his cultivation philosophy but also illuminating the path ahead for him.

The Daoist Body as the foundation, the Five Elements as utility!

A mere eight characters, yet they made the once obscure and difficult scripture principles clear at a glance.

Zhao Sheng felt as if he was suddenly enlightened with profound insight, and his accumulated insights into the Five Elements Path throughout countless lifetimes were integrated in an instant, greatly advancing his Daoist practice.

At that moment, Zhao Sheng’s inspiration surged like a tide, and from deep within his divine soul, countless “Law Silk Strings” suddenly emerged. The strings vibrated, split, merged, intertwined, and layered, gradually constructing a harmonious and self-consistent “Law Heaven and Earth.”

This “Heaven and Earth,” though only in its embryonic form, contained an “idea” that exhausted the Great Dao Truth, far surpassing the “idea” he had when creating a grotto heaven in his past life.

In the Earth Fire Room, Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged in mid-air, his body emanating five-colored radiant light.

As time passed, the five-colored radiant light became increasingly dazzling and brilliant, and then as if undergoing some indescribable metamorphosis, the five-colored brilliance suddenly transformed into blossoming five-colored lotuses, surrounding and spiraling around him.

The lotuses appeared tangible, their petals like glazed glass, with countless complex Dao Patterns faintly visible on their surface.

The next moment, the five-colored lotuses inexplicably disintegrated, with innumerable petals flying everywhere, quickly merging, and converging into the void behind Zhao Sheng.

In the void, a clear pool appeared out of nowhere, with crystal-clear water of unfathomable depth. A five-colored Spirit Lotus, perfectly upright and without extraneous branches, slowly rose from the water surface, then began to bloom bit by bit.

For a moment, brilliant light shone, and the room was filled with an extraordinary fragrance.

Meanwhile, everyone in the Treasure Pavilion suddenly looked around, their noses instinctively sniffing, as if they had smelled something.

“What is that aroma, so fragrant!”

“Eh, my wounds seem to have improved! What kind of Treasure Pill could emit such a mysterious elixir fragrance?”

“Shopkeeper, what treasure are you hiding? Quickly bring it out for me to see.”

At the same time, on the branches of the Golden Osmanthus Pottery placed outside the Earth Fire Room, numerous buds suddenly sprouted and then all bloomed, releasing waves of refreshing fragrance.

While everyone was discussing and puzzled about the source of the fragrance, the mysterious scent that had pervaded the Treasure Pavilion suddenly vanished without a trace.

Only the middle-aged Manager responsible for the Earth Fire Room was the first to notice the anomaly and witnessed the changes in the Golden Osmanthus Pottery.

He quickly reported the various anomalies to his Pavilion Master.

Master Qi hurried over but stopped at the door of the Earth Fire Room.

After contemplating for a long time, he chose not to knock on the stone gate but decided to conceal everything.

Three months passed in a flash.

Zhao Sheng, feeling refreshed, walked out of the Earth Fire Room, then handed two top-grade spiritual artifacts to Master Qi.

Upon meeting Master Shaoling again, Master Qi became extremely respectful, conducting himself entirely as a junior, not daring to show any neglect.

Though Zhao Sheng didn’t understand the drastic change in attitude, he remained calm and let things take their course.

…

Half a day later, a flowing light pierced through the clouds, swiftly descending into the Seven Stars Island below.

In front of the Lakeside Pavilion, Zhao Sheng restrained his tunneling light and habitually released his divine thought to cover the entire island.

In the next instant, he furrowed his brow, having already detected the presence of two unexpected guests inside the pavilion.

“Since when are there two Perfect Foundation Establishment Cultivators on the island? Could they be from the Three Extremes Zhao Family?” With a flicker of thought, Zhao Sheng accidentally leaked a trace of his aura.

Soon, a cold shout echoed from within the pavilion: “Who’s there?!”

Before the words were even completed, a carved window near the lake shattered abruptly, and an old man in a black robe shot out from within.

The old man in the black robe landed ten feet away, cautiously eyeing the “unexpected guest” opposite him.

“Why have you trespassed on Seven Stars Island?” The old man in the black robe surreptitiously sized up the other man numerous times but found him showing not a trace of aura, looking just like an ordinary mortal.

The more this was the case, the more vigilant the old man became.

Zhao Sheng chuckled and said, “That’s a question you should be asking yourself, not me.”

No sooner had he spoken than Zhao Jincheng’s figure suddenly appeared at the pavilion’s entrance.

Coincidentally hearing these words, Zhao Jincheng couldn’t help but feel a stir in his heart and hastily asked, “Taoist, are you Zhao Sheng?”

“Yes indeed, and who might you two be?” Zhao Sheng nodded, already speculating in his heart.

After hearing this, both the old man in the black robe and Zhao Jincheng breathed a sigh of relief.

The old man in the black robe adopted a stern demeanor, shouting loudly, “How daring! In the presence of the Young Master of the Main Family, why do you not step forward and pay your respects?”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jincheng straightened up, his demeanor becoming exceedingly haughty.

Zhao Sheng smiled slightly, nonchalantly saying, “These days, even any random cat or dog dares to falsely claim themselves as the Young Master of the Zhao Family. Compared to our ancestors who forged their path amid struggles to establish the family, each generation indeed falls short of the last.”

Zhao Jincheng, having been accustomed to flattery since childhood, could not tolerate such disparaging remarks.

Moreover, the one making such a statement was merely a “Slave Cultivator” holding the lowest status within the family ranks.

“You… a mere lowly individual, are so arrogant and rebellious. How dare you, a servant, presume to criticize the deeds of my Zhao ancestors?”