Chapter 181 : Comprehension Breakthrough
Chapter 181: Comprehension Breakthrough
“A single bright moon suppresses the world—who under heaven dares not bow?”
Before the capital gates, looking at the eight hundred Divine Realm, thirty thousand Profound Realm, and hundreds of thousands of figures all bowing their heads—
Sword God Ying Jiu murmured softly, his eyes filled with astonishment: “Is this the power of the Fifth Realm?”
He had once thought he had taught a genius of the Sword Dao, but now looking again, he could only gaze upward in awe.
“The path of martial cultivation—the first four realms follow a fixed progression, all depending on foundation and physique!”
“From the Fifth Realm onward, one must comprehend. If one understands the Dao, progress can span thousands of miles in a single day!”
“And her comprehension…”
For a moment, the Sword Saint of Cangshan did not know how to describe it.
In his impression, Li Yunqing learned everything—once she learned it, she mastered it; once she mastered it, she excelled.
Her comprehension was unprecedented, unseen before—perhaps even those who came after would find it hard to surpass.
“I once thought that when she matured, I might fight her and refine my Sword Dao.”
“But now…”
Looking at the countless people bowing their heads, their True Qi surging, divine abilities shining, yet unable to break free from that suppression—
The Sword Saint of Cangshan and Sword God Ying Jiu both saw a trace of helplessness in each other’s eyes.
If they stood among that crowd, they might be no different—unable to resist.
This was the power of the Fifth Realm.
A difference of one realm was like the division between heaven and earth.
“Xiaolan, Xiaolan, was Junior Sister always this imposing and majestic before?”
Ying Qianqian looked up at the sky, her eyes sparkling like stars, her hand unconsciously shaking Xiaolan’s arm.
The bright moon hung high, vast beyond measure. Li Yunqing stood with her hands behind her back, her robes fluttering, her hair flying—one person suppressing the world.
Such grandeur and majesty—she had never seen it before.
In her impression, her junior sister had been gentle as water, considerate, and deeply devoted to cultivation.
Whenever she saw her, she had either been holding a sword manual or quietly sitting and cultivating.
Today’s Li Yunqing completely overturned her imagination.
“So cool!”
Ying Qianqian murmured. Only now did she understand—
Her junior sister could be gentle as water, yet also overwhelming and majestic, dominating the world.
Everything depended on whether she wished to do it—not whether she could.
“I’m seeing this for the first time too!”
Xiaolan also stared blankly at the sky, her eyes reflecting her young lady’s figure.
If she had not seen it with her own eyes, even if someone identical appeared elsewhere, she would not dare confirm it was her.
In her impression, her young lady had been a true noble lady—proficient in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Her temperament had been gentle and serene, soft as water—even her smiles had been light.
She had never indulged in arrogance, nor bullied others with force.
Broad-minded, never dwelling on trivial matters—only when something touched the deepest part of her heart would she become angry.
Even then, she would only direct it at individuals, never venting indiscriminately.
Rational and transparent, making others feel close to her.
But this scene completely refreshed Xiaolan’s understanding.
Dominant, majestic, vast, and inviolable.
Even though her voice remained gentle, it carried an indescribable pressure.
Like three thousand streams of weak water suppressing the world—utmost softness, utmost strength, all beings bowing.
“This kind of Miss is wonderful too!”
A smile bloomed on Xiaolan’s face from the depths of her heart as she murmured.
She naturally could not fully understand Li Yunqing—someone who had experienced extraordinary events and lived again in a female form.
To fuss over everything would only bring needless trouble.
To kill at the slightest disagreement? That would only be foolish recklessness.
Anyone who lived a second life and experienced such strangeness would likely quietly observe the world.
Watching buildings rise, watching banquets unfold, watching them collapse… she allowed all things to happen.
She valued family and friendship, yet did not dwell on trivial slights.
As long as nothing touched her core, everything was merely scenery.
“Buzz!”
Among the crowd, Lu Xingzhou stared blankly at the sky, light flickering in his eyes.
As if he wanted to engrave this image of Li Yunqing into his heart, into his very bones.
Behind him, his True Qi surged violently, and a faint phantom scene began to manifest.
A bright moon hung high. A girl in purple stood with her hands behind her back, like an immortal, like an emperor, overlooking the mortal world.
“Senior Brother!”
Beside him, Xun Fei covered her mouth instinctively, her eyes filled with disbelief.
This was the embryonic form of a Dao Realm inner vision.
Unexpected—yet somehow inevitable.
“Hmm?”
Sword God Ying Jiu and the Sword Saint of Cangshan both turned back.
“What pure emotion—an emotion willing to give everything, yet without the slightest desire!”
“This is his sword heart—taking her as its core?”
Sword God Ying Jiu was astonished, his eyes filled with admiration.
Too pure—without any impurity, willing to give everything without regret, such emotion was rare in the world.
Or rather, emotion without desire was something few could achieve.
Where there was emotion, desire usually followed.
But Lu Xingzhou treated everything with utmost purity—it was astonishing.
“I wonder what kind of scene such a sword would create if unleashed!”
Sword God Ying Jiu spoke with both curiosity and anticipation.
In the world, anything pure inevitably carried unimaginable power.
Watching Lu Xingzhou’s comprehension, the Sword Saint of Cangshan remained silent, showing no surprise.
The great Dao had countless paths—how one walked it depended entirely on oneself.
None of them noticed that the broken sword resting on the carriage was now faintly glowing, pointing toward Lu Xingzhou.
Moments later, it fell silent once more.
Even Jiang Xiuning beside it noticed nothing, instead looking at the sky with admiration: “Such a woman—even women would fall for her!”
Within the capital—
Dense crowds filled the streets, their True Qi surging, divine abilities shining as they resisted the indescribable suppression.
“So this is the power of the Fifth Realm?”
“How is this possible? I can’t resist at all!”
“It feels like the laws of this world have changed for her!”
“That bright moon… is it the phenomenon formed by the path ahead?”
“A phenomenon that reshapes heaven and earth, invisible laws binding all, suppressing the world?”
“This path is even more terrifying than the Immortal Dao of a hundred thousand years ago!”
For a time, countless thoughts arose.
Those who had reincarnated were even more shocked.
In the Immortal Dao of a hundred thousand years ago, a Fourth Realm Nascent Soul facing a Fifth Realm Transformation would never be so completely suppressed.
At least they could struggle somewhat.
But now, once the phenomenon of the new Dao appeared, everything was suppressed.
They even felt that if Li Yunqing wished, that bright moon descending—even trembling slightly—could kill them.
Destroying both body and soul.
Without any hand seals or spells—just a single phenomenon had already explained everything.
This Dao was absolutely not comparable to the Immortal Dao.
“So strong!”
“So this is the Fifth Realm? This is a phenomenon?”
At the forefront, Di Qing, Emperor of Great Xia, was equally shaken.
He had worried that Li Yunqing, being so gentle, might not have the resolve to suppress the world.
But now he realized—she was far from ordinary.
Gentle as water was merely her attitude toward the world.
Her calm indifference came from a different state of mind.
Like an immortal watching mortals—even those shouting defiance of heaven—she would only smile gently, treating it as scenery.
Great wisdom remained at ease, letting things follow their course.
But this did not mean she could not wield the sword to kill, nor suppress the world.
Still as an observer, active as a ruler—unstained by dust.
Such a mindset was not something ordinary women could possess.
Di Qing sighed inwardly. Only such a mindset could allow someone to become a Path Pioneer at fifteen.
Ordinary fifteen-year-olds still fussed over trivial matters, bursting into anger, resentment, even violence.
Yet when they grew stronger and looked back, they would find those matters insignificant.
This was the difference between ordinary people and a Path Pioneer.
Only a calm mind could see the world—chaos of mind led only to confusion.
Thinking this, Di Qing stopped resisting, raised his hands respectfully, and declared:
“We welcome the Path Pioneer into the capital!”
At that moment, hearing his words, everyone reacted, then bowed deeply with full conviction.
“We welcome the Path Pioneer into the capital!”
Their voices surged like waves, spreading across the entire city.
Even the clouds in the sky were scattered by the sound.
“Buzz!”
At that instant, all pressure vanished.
A gentle voice echoed in everyone’s ears.
“Li Yunqing greets you all!”
The same gentle voice as before—but now none dared underestimate it.
Everyone looked up.
The vast moon was soft and radiant, its light like mist, full of vitality.
As if it had never suppressed anything.
“Truly worthy of the Path Pioneer!”
Respect filled every heart.
“Buzz!”
At that moment, among the crowd, a man in his forties, gazing at the moon, suddenly erupted with energy.
His True Qi surged, divine abilities blazing.
“In the heavens stands the White Jade Capital, with twelve towers and five cities!”
He recited softly. Behind him, a palace as white as jade manifested.
At that instant, Dao Realm aura surged, forcing those nearby to retreat.
“Bai Yunting thanks the Path Pioneer for her guidance!”
The palace behind him grew clearer as he bowed deeply toward Li Yunqing.
Such a gesture was akin to acknowledging a master.
“It’s Bai Yunting! At fifteen he reached the Profound Realm, at twenty-three broke into the Divine Realm, and at thirty-one reached Divine Realm perfection—a peerless genius!”
“He broke through to the Dao Realm? And even formed a phenomenon!”
“Is that an imperial capital? What do twelve towers and five cities mean?”
Discussions erupted, filled with envy and jealousy.
“Buzz!”
At that moment, two more auras erupted.
A scroll of mortal life unfolded, depicting all beings and phenomena.
Nearby, a wheel of life and death suddenly appeared.
Dao Realm auras filled the area.
“It’s Meng Sanchuan and Chen Mengsheng, equal to Bai Yunting!”
“They also broke through to the Dao Realm!”
“As expected of peerless prodigies!”
Everyone gasped.
At this moment, those Divine Realm experts who had lived for centuries finally understood—
The gap between genius and mediocrity could not be erased by time.
“Meng Sanchuan, Chen Mengsheng, thank the Path Pioneer for her guidance.”
Both bowed deeply.
“The imperial palace of Bai Yunting, the mortal scroll of Meng Sanchuan, the life-and-death wheel of Chen Mengsheng…”
“They’ve seen the visions within my moon?”
Li Yunqing was slightly surprised.
Her moon was her inner world—above it an imperial palace, within it all mortal phenomena, below it the cycle of life and death.
A complete small world.
These three had comprehended traces of its essence.
Smiling gently, her voice flowed once more:
“No need for such courtesy!”
Though she said so, she did not move aside, calmly accepting their bows.
She had opened the path—half a teacher’s courtesy was deserved.
Just as they rose, Di Qing’s aura also erupted.
A sovereign’s aura surged, vast mountains and rivers appearing behind him like true dragons, surrounding an imperial figure identical to him.
He too had broken through to the Dao Realm.
“Di Qing thanks the Path Pioneer!”
He bowed deeply.
“Your Majesty is too polite!”
Li Yunqing nodded slightly, inwardly amazed.
The Central Region lacked no prodigies—once the new Dao spread, countless talents would flourish.
At that moment, seeing Di Qing’s phenomenon and feeling that sovereign aura, the entire capital erupted in cheers.
Voices surged like tides, endless.
“Congratulations, Your Majesty, on breaking through to the Dao Realm!”