Chapter 36: The First Mystic Gate Immortals
Chapter 36: The First Mystic Gate Immortals
“Could it be that this Dao Lord is on the verge of establishing the Mystic Gate Immortal Path?”
Lin Yuan felt both alarmed and joyful in his heart.
He was alarmed because, if those three Dao Lords were about to establish the Mystic Gate Immortal Path, his foundation was still completely unstable. How could he claim the largest share of the benefits?
He was joyful because, to have the chance to listen to this Primordial Mystic Gate founder personally expound the Great Dao of the Golden Elixir, what incredible fortune and opportunity was this?
A future Dao Ancestor’s lecture.
“…Cultivators of the Dao should not be among the mediocre. They should learn the truest method of the supreme vehicle, the wondrous and ultimate path. They must thoroughly comprehend the Yin and Yang of heaven and earth, and deeply understand the transformations of the Five Elements. The principle of Yin and Yang is of utmost importance. Heaven, earth, sun, moon, and the Five Elements transform because of them. Once the Supreme Ultimate divides, the clear qi ascends, forming images in the heavens. The turbid qi descends, taking shape on the earth. The essence of Wood and Fire becomes the Sun; the splendor of Metal and Water becomes the Moon.”
“Heaven, earth, sun, and moon are formed by sensing these two qi…”
Listening to this Innate Dao Lord’s lecture, it only took a moment before many Divine Demons on the three thousand jade steps began to frown.
The Dao this Innate Dao Lord spoke of was not obscure, but it was completely contrary to the paths everyone usually followed.
The Turbid Fiend Demon Gods were fierce and formidable, paying no heed to Causality, only distinguishing between strength and weakness.
This Great Dao of the Golden Elixir involved refining qi into spirit, refining spirit to return to emptiness, refining emptiness to merge with the Dao. Before achieving great success, it most strictly forbade entanglement in Causality and most emphasized the transformation of the Primordial Spirit to cultivate a Postnatal Primordial Embryo.
This made many Divine Demons feel doubtful in their hearts. This Innate Dao Lord clearly intended to establish his own branch, but the Fortune of this branch had not yet manifested. Who knew if it was auspicious or ominous? If the techniques remained incomplete in the future, wouldn’t they have to re-temper their foundations again?
Most of the Divine Demons shook their heads, feeling wary, and simply let the words go in one ear and out the other.
A small number of Postnatal Beings were also indecisive.
On the three thousand steps, numerous beings looked at each other.
However, a small number of about a dozen Human Race cultivators with shallow foundations calmed their minds to listen carefully, tempering the foundations of the Mystic Gate Immortal Path.
Although the Mystic Gate Immortal Path had not yet flourished greatly, the seeds had indeed been sown!
Above, Dao Lord Taiqing lectured while also paying attention to the changes among the many Divine Demons below the steps. Seeing this, he secretly shook his head. To truly establish the Mystic Gate Immortal Path was a long and arduous journey!
In an instant, this Innate Dao Lord’s gaze suddenly fell upon the last few steps of the three thousand. There, an Innate Being hesitated not at all and began to simultaneously cultivate the Great Dao of the Golden Elixir.
The impact of his surrounding mana, the perfect harmony of Taiji, the unity of Yin and Yang—it was clearly the most superior Mystic Gate foundation!
Dao Lord nodded slightly in his heart. A wisp of mana escaped his mouth, and strange phenomena emerged in the void. Purple Qi from the eastern horizon, white lotuses blooming everywhere. One by one, pristine white lotuses brimming with Innate Spiritual Qi descended upon the dozen or so beings on the jade steps who were tempering Mystic Gate foundations.
These beings could be called the first Mystic Gate Immortals!
In the future, several of them might become founders who established their own branches of the Mystic Gate Immortal Path!
Most of them landed upon Lin Yuan.
The other three Innate Dao Lords beside him watched this scene with varied expressions.
This Innate Dao Lord seemed quite ambitious, decisively aiming to open a new path distinct from the many Divine Demon lineages.
“Hmm, it seems somewhat different from the Path of Turbid Sha and Divine Demons practiced by our many Divine Demon tribes!” One Dao Lord shrouded in Red Cloud spoke softly.
The Dao Lord protected by a pale golden Innate Divine Light performed a minor deduction, a strange look on his face. “Similar yet different, containing another profound mystery. As Elder Brother said, the gate of all mysteries, mysterious and more mysterious!”
Even so, the three Dao Lords did not pay it much mind.
In the view of the three Dao Lords, it was nothing more than a method to Reverse to Innate State.
It still couldn’t be compared to other Divine Demon lineages like the Wu Sect!
Below the steps, several white lotuses carrying a pristine Dao charm entered his body. Lin Yuan’s Divine Demon Dao Body, which had clearly reached great perfection on the surface, seemed to expel faint impurities tinged with red blood threads from his body. As soon as they emerged, they transformed into dense Innate thunderbolts.
Lin Yuan had now entered an extremely profound state.
Having received the profound mysteries of this Innate Dao Lord’s Yellow Court Great Dao, combining it with all he had learned, the Innate Twenty-Four Dao Diagrams, and synthesizing various Daoist Canons, he finally achieved complete comprehension.
Innate Spiritual Light manifested behind him, combining with the circulation of mana within his body, transforming into a faint wisp of Innate Immortal Light.
The moment this wisp of Immortal Light appeared, all the Mystic Origin mana within his body was completely crushed. Starting from the first layer of Upper Mystic, it instantly surged to the twelfth layer of Upper Mystic. But it was crushed several times, nine times in a row.
Each time it was crushed, the Innate Immortal Light emanating from Lin Yuan grew more intense and pure. After nine times, it truly reached a state of ultimate purity!
“Nine Revolutions Reverted Elixir!”
Dao Lord Taiqing nodded inwardly.
This was the most superior Mystic Gate foundation conceived by the Mystic Gate Immortal Path, comparable to the top-tier Turbid Fiend Demon God foundations among the Divine Demon tribes!
This being before him had great fortune, a great opportunity!
However, the step he had taken seemed subtly different from what he had envisioned.
It seemed to have two extra steps!
His gaze flickered slightly as he continued lecturing: “…Take the Heart of Heaven as the master, use the Primordial Spirit as the function, take the Three Treasures as the foundation. If the outer Three Treasures do not leak, the inner Three Treasures will naturally harmonize. Only then can communion between heaven and man be achieved, and the Innate Qi will naturally return…”
As these words were spoken, the phenomena around Lin Yuan changed again.
Upon the jade steps, under the curious gazes of numerous Innate Divine Demons and the three Dao Lords, within the Innate Immortal Light, a round, golden, shining golden elixir with nine apertures and eight holes radiated brilliant light.
The Nine-Aperture Golden Elixir was one of the most supreme golden elixir phenomena of the Mystic Gate.
The vast golden light even parted the auspicious clouds atop Jiugong Mountain!
Sensing the energy, a wisp of Yin soul shot out from the top of Lin Yuan’s head. Combining with the elixir qi, it instantly transformed into a hazy, illusory human form surrounded by mist and filled with countless chilling sensations.
That illusory form was like a crescent of extraordinarily pure bright moonlight!
This was already breaking through the Jade Mystic Realm, becoming a Yin Spirit True Lord.
“A Postnatal Yin Spirit?”
Dao Lord Taiqing on the platform already had some understanding. His gaze moved slightly as he casually reached out and grabbed two profound Dao qi, one black and one white, from the void. The two qi spun like Taiji fish.
“The Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi? Elder Brother is truly generous this time!”
Dao Lord Fuxi was deeply moved.
The Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi was probably already extinct in the Primordial World. Perhaps only Dao Lord Taiqing, who possessed a treasure like the Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate, would still have Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi. The other two Dao Lords also flashed looks of amazement in their eyes as they gazed at Lin Yuan.
What a tremendous opportunity, to refine the spirit with Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi.
This Innate Being’s decisiveness caused the three Dao Lords to feel somewhat peculiar.
This Innate Being was too adept at opportunism. This Elder Brother had only just created the golden elixir method, and this person had already made the resolute decision to completely transform his own superior foundation. No wonder Elder Brother Taiqing was so pleased.
As long as this person truly achieved the state of an Innate Divine Demon, he would surely have another level of accomplishments in the future, and might even become a companion on their path.
“He can be considered a fated one!” Dao Lord Taiqing shook his head and casually waved his hand, merging the Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi into the Innate Immortal Light behind Lin Yuan!
As the Innate Yin-Yang Dual Qi descended, changes occurred above Lin Yuan’s head. The Postnatal Yin Spirit instantly grew to be as tall as a human form. The Yin qi was refined within the Innate Immortal Light, transforming into a Postnatal Yang Spirit. Then, almost without any obstacle, Yin and Yang merged above his head, broke open the golden elixir, and formed a Postnatal Primordial Embryo. Yet, within it, Innate Yin and Yang were concealed internally, fully displaying the mutual restraint of the Postnatal and Innate—extremely peculiar.
In just a short time, Lin Yuan had surged from the twelfth layer of Upper Mystic to the twelfth layer of Jade Mystic.
The other three Dao Lords exchanged glances, their eyes showing strange colors. They saw that below the steps, many Innate Divine Demons were already staring with shining eyes. Quite a few had already begun switching to cultivate the Mystic Gate Immortal Path.
The strategy of buying a thousand-li horse with gold had already taken effect!
But these Divine Demons were clearly a step behind that Innate Being.