Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1504: 814: Beat the Young, and the Old Arrives

Ah, now I see!

It seems I had stepped into a wondrous domain; that shimmering jade has to be an unparalleled heavenly artifact, one that can guide a person onto the Dao, even revealing the profound “Heaven and Earth Great Path” by itself.

Excitement welled up in Zhao Sheng’s chest, as his thoughts flooded once more with endless archaic glyphs. Even though their shapes and sounds eluded him, he intuitively comprehended their essence: “…Prioritize unity as the essence, equilibrium as the base, blend the marvels of the Five Elements’ generation and restraint, adhere to the principle of Harmonization’s clarity, reaching the state of ‘body and spirit both sublime, truly attuned to the Tao’… This is the ‘Five Directions Five Elements Cave Truth Scripture.’

Zhao Sheng had never dreamed that a simple act of curiosity would yield such immense benefits.

This ‘Five Directions Five Elements Cave Truth Scripture’ came into being through him, matching his cultivation approach flawlessly while lighting the way forward.

The Daoist Body serves as the base, the Five Elements as the tools!

Just these eight simple words rendered the formerly vague and challenging scripture tenets instantly comprehensible.

Zhao Sheng sensed a sudden burst of deep realization, and all his gathered knowledge of the Five Elements Path from innumerable lifetimes fused together right away, propelling his Daoist cultivation forward dramatically.

Right then, inspiration flooded Zhao Sheng like surging waves, and from the depths of his divine soul, myriad “Law Silk Strings” abruptly surfaced. These strings quivered, divided, united, wove together, and stacked up, slowly forming a balanced and coherent “Law Heaven and Earth.”

This “Heaven and Earth,” while still just a nascent outline, held an “idea” that captured the ultimate Great Dao Truth, vastly outstripping the “idea” from his previous life’s grotto heaven creation.

Inside the Earth Fire Room, Zhao Sheng hovered cross-legged in the air, his form radiating a five-hued glow.

As moments ticked by, the five-hued glow grew ever more intense and splendid, until, as though experiencing some profound transformation, the multicolored splendor abruptly turned into blooming five-colored lotuses, encircling and swirling about him.

These lotuses seemed solid and real, their petals resembling polished crystal, with intricate Dao Patterns subtly etched across their surfaces.

The instant after, the five-colored lotuses mysteriously broke apart, scattering countless petals in all directions, which swiftly fused and gathered into the emptiness behind Zhao Sheng.

Within that emptiness, a pristine pond materialized from nothing, its waters limpid and bottomless. A flawless five-colored Spirit Lotus, straight and branchless, gradually emerged from the surface, then started unfurling petal by petal.

Suddenly, dazzling radiance filled the space, and a captivating aroma permeated the chamber.

At the same time, everyone inside the Treasure Pavilion glanced about, their noses twitching as if catching a whiff of something alluring.

“What’s that scent? It’s incredibly alluring!”

“Huh, my injuries feel better already! What sort of wondrous Treasure Pill produces such an enigmatic elixir aroma?”

“Shopkeeper, what gem are you keeping under wraps? Hurry and show it to me.”

Simultaneously, on the branches of the Golden Osmanthus Pottery outside the Earth Fire Room, buds burst forth in abundance and then fully flowered, sending out bursts of invigorating perfume.

As the crowd buzzed with confusion over the fragrance’s origin, the enigmatic aroma that had filled the Treasure Pavilion abruptly disappeared entirely.

Only the middle-aged Manager overseeing the Earth Fire Room spotted the oddity first and observed the shifts in the Golden Osmanthus Pottery.

He promptly informed his Pavilion Master of all the strange occurrences.

Master Qi rushed to the scene yet halted before the Earth Fire Room’s door.

After much deliberation, he opted against rapping on the stone door and instead chose to keep it all under wraps.

Three months flew by in an instant.

Feeling invigorated, Zhao Sheng emerged from the Earth Fire Room and presented two supreme spiritual artifacts to Master Qi.

When encountering Master Shaoling once more, Master Qi showed utmost deference, behaving completely like a subordinate and avoiding any hint of oversight.

Although Zhao Sheng puzzled over the sharp shift in demeanor, he stayed composed and allowed events to unfold naturally.

…

Half a day afterward, a streak of light sliced through the skies, rapidly dropping toward Seven Stars Island below.

Before the Lakeside Pavilion, Zhao Sheng curbed his flight and, as usual, extended his divine sense to envelop the whole island.

The very next moment, he creased his forehead, having sensed two uninvited visitors within the pavilion.

“When did two peak Foundation Establishment Cultivators show up on the island? Are they from the Three Extremes Zhao Family?” A quick thought from Zhao Sheng unwittingly let slip a wisp of his presence.

Shortly, a sharp yell rang out from the pavilion: “Who goes there?!”

Even before the shout finished, a window by the lake exploded into pieces, and a black-robed elder burst out from inside.

The black-robed elder touched down ten feet distant, warily scanning the stranger before him.

“Why are you intruding on Seven Stars Island?” The black-robed elder covertly assessed the man several times, yet detected no aura at all, making him appear like a plain mortal.

The stranger’s lack of presence only heightened the elder’s caution.

Zhao Sheng laughed lightly and replied, “You ought to be posing that question to yourselves, not to me.”

His words barely ended when Zhao Jincheng’s form materialized at the pavilion’s doorway.

Overhearing by chance, Zhao Jincheng’s heart raced, and he urgently inquired, “Fellow Daoist, are you Zhao Sheng?”

“That’s right, and who exactly are you two?” Zhao Sheng affirmed, already forming guesses in his mind.

Upon this confirmation, both the black-robed elder and Zhao Jincheng let out relieved breaths.

The black-robed elder put on a severe expression, bellowing, “Such insolence! Before the Young Master of the Main Family, why haven’t you come forward to show respect?”

Hearing this, Zhao Jincheng puffed up, his attitude turning profoundly arrogant.

Zhao Sheng gave a faint smile and casually remarked, “In these times, even stray beasts try to impersonate the Young Master of the Zhao Family. When compared to our forebears who battled hardships to found the clan, it’s true that later generations pale in comparison.”

Zhao Jincheng, raised on constant praise, couldn’t abide such insulting words.

Especially since the speaker was just a “Slave Cultivator” with the family’s most inferior standing.

“You… you insignificant wretch, so bold and defiant. How dare a mere servant like you judge the actions of my Zhao ancestors?”