Chapter 858 - 593: Discourse on the Dao
In the depths of the starry sky, the nebulae hang silently.
In the eternal emptiness, suddenly two anomalies simultaneously light up from the end of the universe.
One bright, one dark; one illusory, one real. Together they break through the billions of nebulae, and before they even arrive, the universe trembles, generating boundless anomalies.
Jiang Ming stands with his hands behind his back at the center of the light sphere, his form slowly becoming solid, surrounded by a pale azure glow, the most elemental rhythm of the universe.
The magnetic fields of billions of galaxies fluctuate with his breathing, light and shadow naturally divide and flow beside him, as if he is the source of the field, the embodiment of light and shadow.
He gently clasps his hands, his voice as clear as the resonance of the cosmic domain:
"Jiang Ming, having heard of Dao Friend’s summons, I come especially for a meeting."
Beside him, Zhou Yang, with gravity like an abyss and infinite density, the void around him subtly collapses, a mere thought could bend starlight and twist the trajectory of space-time.
Surrounding stardust is absorbed by the invisible power, swirling around him in tiny vortices, even light is gently bent.
He stands at the edge of cosmic collapse, like a walking black hole.
Zhou Yang also clasps his hands, his voice deep like the vibration of a star core:
"Zhou Yang, having heard of Dao Friend’s summons, I come especially for a meeting."
Their gazes fall on Chen Sheng, inexplicable and intense, as if discerning something.
Chen Sheng feels a slight puzzle in his heart but remains composed and clasps his hands:
"Pardon me, pardon me!"
"I have presumptuously spread the Dao in this world, I beg the understanding of you two Dao Friends."
Jiang Ming and Zhou Yang exchange a glance, with surprise and doubt swelling in their hearts.
This person... is he that Master Chen?
Zhou Yang suddenly chuckles softly, suppressing the waves in his heart:
"Such mundane affairs are of little consequence. This world is the mother realm for both of us, hence the recent disturbance."
"Since Dao Friend has come, let us turn swords into plowshares."
"All these followers, Dao Friend may take them too!"
Chen Sheng, hearing this, did not expect such straightforwardness from this Blood Sun Immortal Emperor, and cannot help but laugh heartily:
"Dao Friend is straightforward!"
He reciprocates the openness:
"Since I’m here today, why not sit and discuss the Dao, mutually confirming our learnings, let me offer a humble beginning!"
Jiang Ming and Zhou Yang exchange another glance, their eyes brightening.
The two speak in unison:
"It is our wish, we dare not decline!"
Chen Sheng chuckles lightly, speaks first, his voice gentle as if coming from the dawn of chaos:
"My Dao begins with the Profound Yin. From nothing, comes something, nurturing the real with the unreal..."
He slightly lifts a fingertip, and a wisp of pale Dao energy slowly gathers, transforming into a vague door image.
Inside the door, a gentle light flows, not an illusory anomaly, but the most primordial texture veins of heaven and earth.
"The Profound Yin is the gate to all wonders..."
"I establish my root with this, creating the Profound Yin Sequence system teaching..."
He speaks slowly, and in his words, there is a charm of life burgeoning and creations transforming.
Jiang Ming’s eyes shine, a light pinch at his fingertip, the electromagnetic brilliance around him resonates with it.
Zhou Yang listens intently, his previously furrowed brow gradually relaxes, only feeling every word filled with mystery, and his Dao Heart becomes transparent.
Both gain immensely.
Once Chen Sheng finishes speaking, the Profound Yin door slowly dissipates into the void, leaving no trace.
Zhou Yang nods approvingly, his eyes full of agreement:
"Dao Friend’s Dao points directly to the source. Though I am unworthy, I also have the Dao of the Blood Immortal, willing to compare notes."
A wisp of dark red Essence Blood oozes from his fingertip, forming a thin string, its cold light restrained, condensed like the core of a star:
"My Dao begins with tempering blood. Temper blood, condense gang, Golden Core, Divine Hide, and then break into the immortal realm!"
"Tempering blood, cleansing the mortal body, replacing with spiritual blood, casting the body with blood energy, establishing the physical foundation..."
"Condensing gang, blood energy overflow to form gang, protecting the body, impregnable to all methods..."
"Golden Core, Essence Blood returns to the heart, condensing into one Blood Pill, the Dao Foundation perpetually solid..."
"Divine Hide, acupuncture points open, activating the Divine Hide in the body, soul and blood interconnected..."
"Further up, is immortality—Pill enters the Mud Pill Palace, soul and blood interconnected, the body doesn’t perish, the soul doesn’t fall, transcending the mundane to enter sainthood."
Chen Sheng sits leisurely in the void, lightly tapping his knee with his fingertip, silently deducing.
This cultivation path aligns with his own calculations with no surprising aspects.
Until Zhou Yang’s voice suddenly sinks, revealing the true essence of the immortal path.
"An immortal, is not human."
As the five words fall, the void seems to be gently pressed by an invisible giant hand, suddenly stagnating.
Zhou Yang lifts his gaze, his eyes intense, and a subtle light and heat rise around him:
"After immortality, nurture the immortal flower within the Dao Foundation with the true soul as the soil.
"Then plant the Blood Lotus!"
"Achieve the body of an immortal, shedding all mundanity."
"Within the body, infinite light and heat are generated, radiating boundless cosmic rays, burning like a star, illuminating like a constant star!"
A faint shadow of lotus petals appeared beneath his feet, surrounded by a golden-red halo, enveloped in endless light flames, instantly transforming into a giant spanning a thousand miles, like a constant star suspended in the starry sky.
"This realm is called Constant Star Level Immortal!"
...
"Planting Blood Lotus..."
Hearing the myriad mysteries of planting Blood Lotus, Chen Sheng’s Dao Heart suddenly trembled.
The intensity of the impact was just like the first time he gazed upon the Gate of Profound Yin years ago.
Compared to this step, all the cultivation in the Blood Immortal’s path before seemed like primitive savagery.
Yet this step was like stepping from the primitive society into the electrical era, truly turning decay into magic!
The sense of rupture between before and after suddenly rose in his heart.
Jiang Ming said nothing, merely gazing at Chen Sheng deeply.
Brother Zhou watched him, his eyes complex, continuing to speak, each word triggering a layer of star-level Daoist Body phenomenon.
"Breaking a hundred lotuses, with a Dao Foundation solidified like crystal, the flaring Sun Dao Body sheds its impetuosity, condensing the Cold Crystal Core."
"The original mass soared ten thousand times, gravity underwent an essential transformation, capable of altering the trajectory of stars, causing stellar systems to rise and fall..."
The density of the physique increased ten thousand times, the Daoist Body as dense as a white dwarf star crystal, the weight of an inch of the Daoist Body equivalent to a medium-sized asteroid.
The lotus platform condenses into a hundred-petal Cold Crystal Lotus, each petal as firm as a star core, able to withstand galaxy-level impacts.
Precisely the White Dwarf Star Level Immortal Monarch・Cold Star Dao Body.
"This is the White Dwarf Star Level Immortal Monarch."
Chen Sheng’s heart stirred slightly, already perceiving the mystery of this realm—the pile-up of mass and gravity.
Brother Zhou’s voice rose another octave, his entire aura condensed to the extreme:
"Breaking ten thousand lotuses, the Great Dao’s ultimate fission, the Cold Crystal Dao Body shrinks again, condensing the Neutron Core."
"The physical body indestructible through myriad tribulations, every breath capable of inducing spacetime collapse, shattering a galaxy in casual conversation, tearing a stellar system like paper."
His massive physique, infinite phenomena suddenly contracted, manifesting only ten feet, slender in form yet heavy as a stellar core.
With a casual grasp, the void twisted and folded, ripping open tiny spacetime seams, pulse waves faintly spreading.
Precisely the Neutron Star Level Immortal King・Star Core Daoist Body.
"This is the Neutron Star Level Immortal King."
Chen Sheng’s expression did not change, though a bit disappointed in his heart; it was still the infinite layering of physical power.
Brother Zhou took a deep breath, his entire aura transformed into chaotic darkness.
"Breaking a hundred million lotuses, the Dao Body completely collapses into a chaotic singularity, the Neutron Dao Body merges into spacetime, achieving a Chaotic Core, transforming into a cosmic black hole."
"Holding the secrets of spacetime’s birth and destruction, creating with a thought, ending worlds with a thought, light cannot escape, laws cannot invade."
A pitch-black vortex appeared behind him, forming a zone of no light.
Spacetime twisted and flowed at the edges, nebulae, star dust, and distant stars all swallowed into darkness.
Precisely the Black Hole Level Immortal Emperor・Chaotic Dao Body.
"This is the Black Hole Level Immortal Emperor."
Brother Zhou slowly retracted the phenomena, his gaze returning to Chen Sheng, filled with endless expectation and inquiry:
"Brother Chen, having observed my Dao, do you have any insights?"
Chen Sheng already understood in his heart.
This path of the Blood Immortal, starting from planting the lotus onward, entirely relied on overwhelming power.
Continuously stacking mass, compressing density, amplifying gravity, collapsing all the way down, aligning with the changes of the universe.
The true mystery lay only in the step of "planting the lotus."
This also showcased the wonder of planting the lotus, capable of guiding a path to Immortal Emperor right from the beginning of becoming an immortal!
Chen Sheng even felt there was more to uncover!
If using planting the lotus as the core, changing the ’shell’, like his own Profound Yin Sequence system, further interpreting it, might also ascend to the other shore, achieving the unification of Dao!
However, Brother Zhou’s character was forthright, and he didn’t want to directly dampen the spirits.
Chen Sheng slightly cupped his hands, his tone moderate and measured:
"Brother Zhou’s Dao is incredibly domineering, proving the supreme power, achieving Dao through strength, which is truly admirable."
Upon hearing this, a profound disappointment flashed in Brother Zhou’s eyes, as he had genuinely hoped the "professor" could guide him!
Reflecting on the past, when the professor experimented on him, planting the Blood Lotus...
Though it left unforgettable shadows, it allowed him to soar to great heights.
These years, based on planting the lotus, combined with cosmic evolution, he had forcibly carved out this path of the star-level Daoist Body.
Even ascended to Immortal Emperor, in his own eyes, it was merely a hodgepodge...
