Chapter Forty-Six: Enlightenment of the Way—The Way of Sole Supremacy
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Chen Xuan made up his mind. He had to increase his cultivation and absolutely could not allow a woman to look down on him.
He returned to the main hall.
Li Yangzi and the others had already captured Hong Qingtao and her companions.
“Sect Master, we’ve captured all the disciples of the Hehuan Sect. How should we deal with them? Shall we kill them all?”
“Sect Master Chen, please spare me!”
Hearing that she was going to be killed, Hong Qingtao’s face filled with panic. She hurriedly fell to her knees and begged for mercy.
“It was Su Yu who forced me to do this. He wanted to kill you and seize the immortal treasure of the Xuan Dan Sect.”
“The Hehuan Sect is made up of nothing but weak women. He threatened us in the name of the Holy Land. We had no choice!”
Another immortal treasure?
Chen Xuan frowned. The last time the three great sects had besieged him, they had also been after the so-called immortal treasure.
Previously, Chen Xuan had assumed it was the token Luo Hao had given him.
But if that were the case, they should have sought out Luo Hao first and then come after him.
Could there be another immortal burial ground?
“What immortal treasure are you talking about? Explain yourself,” Chen Xuan demanded.
“The three great sects discovered an ancient text in a secret realm. It records that immortals once appeared in the Xuan Dan Sect and left behind an immortal treasure.”
“Moreover, Sect Master Chen’s cultivation suddenly rose by leaps and bounds, and you produced sacred artifacts and sacred-grade techniques.”
“All the clues point to the Xuan Dan Sect possessing an immortal treasure.”
So that was how it was.
Chen Xuan finally understood.
He had been stuck at the Nascent Soul realm for hundreds of years, unable to break through, only to advance several realms in a short period of time and produce sacred artifacts and sacred-grade techniques.
Naturally, others assumed that he had discovered an immortal treasure.
Chen Xuan rubbed his chin.
The Xuan Dan Sect was indeed rumored to be an ancient sect. However, by the time Chen Xuan took it over, it had already fallen into complete decline and could not even be considered a third-rate sect.
If not for Chen Xuan’s Nascent Soul cultivation and his masterful alchemy, no one would have remembered the Xuan Dan Sect’s name.
Could it be that the Xuan Dan Sect truly concealed an immortal treasure?
Chen Xuan pondered the matter.
Yet the system’s map showed no opportunities or treasures of any kind within the Xuan Dan Sect.
Whenever an opportunity appeared in an unlocked area, the map would display a notification.
“Sect Master Chen,” Hong Qingtao pleaded, looking at him. “I’ll tell you anything you want to know. As long as you spare me, I’m willing to lead the entire Hehuan Sect in submitting to you.”
“If the disciples of the Xuan Dan Sect wish to cultivate through dual cultivation, they can all seek out disciples of the Hehuan Sect.”
“If you are willing, I can cultivate with you at any time as well.”
Chen Xuan cast Hong Qingtao a glance.
Name: Hong Qingtao
Cultivation: Late Nascent Soul
Fortune: White
Spiritual Root: Supreme Wood Spiritual Root
Physique: None
Comprehension: Superior
Technique: Hehuan Art, Low Grade Heavenly Rank
Filial Piety Value: -50
“Kill her,” Chen Xuan said indifferently.
Hong Qingtao was certainly alluring, but Chen Xuan would never keep someone with a negative Filial Piety Value at his side. He was not a bodhisattva, nor did he have the time to reform others.
Ding! Li Rou has slain your enemy. Reward: Ten years of cultivation.
“Sect Master, what about the other disciples of the Hehuan Sect?” Li Yangzi asked.
“Let them go.”
They were only minor figures who had acted under orders. Chen Xuan had no intention of making things difficult for them.
“Go back and focus on your cultivation.”
Chen Xuan then looked at Chu Lingyun, Hong Luan, and the others.
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“Yes!”
The two women nodded, their expressions extremely serious.
Previously, they had considered themselves heaven’s favored daughters. At such a young age, they had already reached the late and peak Foundation Establishment realms.
But after witnessing Su Yu and Yun Zhiqiu, they realized that their current achievements amounted to nothing.
They would have to work even harder at their cultivation.
Cultivation chamber.
Chen Xuan opened the system panel.
Host: Chen Xuan
Cultivation: Early Enlightenment
Spiritual Roots: Immortal-Grade Fire and Ice Spiritual Roots
Physique: Dragon Yang Physique
Technique: Dragon Origin Cosmic Art
Divine Ability: Eye of Fortune
Items: Flood Serpent Staff, Spatial Ring...
Filial Piety Points: 54,050
System Mission: Accumulate five disciples with filial devotion. Reward: 10,000 Filial Piety Points
Dragon Origin Cosmic Art
Grade: Mid-Grade Profound
Required for Upgrade: 45 points
Flood Serpent Staff
Grade: Low-Grade Heavenly
Required for Upgrade: 268 Filial Piety Points
“Fire and ice spiritual roots?”
Chen Xuan was startled. He clearly remembered possessing only an immortal-grade fire spiritual root. Where had this additional immortal-grade ice spiritual root come from?
He suddenly thought of Yun Zhiqiu.
She possessed an immortal-grade ice spiritual root.
Could it be that, because of his unexpected union with her, he had acquired her immortal-grade ice spiritual root?
Chen Xuan smiled.
So this was Su Yu’s opportunity.
If this unexpected event had not occurred, Su Yu would eventually have obtained Yun Zhiqiu’s immortal-grade ice spiritual root and then risen to prominence.
He really did have Su Yu to thank.
Otherwise, he would never have acquired this immortal-grade ice spiritual root.
With an ice spiritual root, he could now cultivate ice-attribute techniques.
“My Dragon Origin Cosmic Art has just completed cultivation of its eighth page as well. It’s time to upgrade the technique.”
Chen Xuan first upgraded the Dragon Origin Cosmic Art.
Filial Piety Points -16,876.
Dragon Origin Cosmic Art
Grade: High-Grade Sacred
Required for Upgrade: 20,000 points
Chen Xuan raised the Dragon Origin Cosmic Art to the high-grade sacred level in one stroke, unlocking eight new pages of content.
“I still have more than thirty thousand Filial Piety Points.”
He had previously upgraded the Flood Serpent Staff, and now he had upgraded the Dragon Origin Cosmic Art as well. He still had more than thirty thousand points remaining.
Chen Xuan opened the technique section again.
He intended to select two more techniques.
Now that he possessed dual immortal-grade fire and ice spiritual roots, Chen Xuan focused mainly on techniques of those two attributes.
There were countless kinds of techniques.
Some focused on the spiritual sea, meaning they increased one’s cultivation.
Others focused on combat.
Such techniques did little to improve cultivation, but they could greatly enhance a cultivator’s fighting ability.
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A good technique could even allow one to cross realms and slay enemies.
Previously, Chen Xuan had possessed cultivation but no decent combat technique. Now that he had broken through to the Enlightenment realm, he was able to purchase immortal-grade techniques.
It was time to select several combat techniques suited to him.
Infernal Flame Staff Technique
Grade: High-Grade Immortal
Price: 10,000 Filial Piety Points
Unlock Requirement: Enlightenment Realm
Heavenfrost Icebreaker Staff
Grade: High-Grade Immortal
Price: 10,000 Filial Piety Points
Unlock Requirement: Enlightenment Realm
The two staff techniques suited his dual fire and ice immortal-grade spiritual roots perfectly, as well as his Flood Serpent Staff.
They were immortal-grade techniques, too.
Time to enter seclusion!
His cultivation had now entered the Enlightenment realm.
The so-called Enlightenment realm meant comprehending the Great Dao.
There were three thousand Great Daos. Only by choosing the path one wished to walk could one eventually become an immortal.
Without making a choice, one’s realm could never advance, and one would remain at the early Enlightenment stage for the rest of one’s life.
Chen Xuan’s thoughts were in turmoil.
He still had not decided which path he wanted to follow.
But once one chose a path, one could never violate its laws.
Nor could one follow another path for the rest of one’s life.
The only alternative was to cripple one’s cultivation and begin again from the start.
Thus, he had to be extremely cautious.
This was also why he had never chosen to comprehend a Great Dao.
In the past, his aptitude had been limited, leaving him no choice but to follow the path of alchemy.
But now he had acquired immortal-grade spiritual roots.
Every Great Dao in the world was open to him.
Since his rebirth, Chen Xuan had sworn to live only for himself in this life.
“Why not call it the Path of Self-Sovereignty?”
The three thousand Great Daos did not literally mean three thousand distinct paths. All things in the world could become a path, so long as one wholeheartedly followed its laws.
The Path of Self-Sovereignty.
As its name suggested, its ultimate concern was the self. One could not allow other matters to affect one’s interests.
The moment one harmed oneself for the benefit of another, one would violate the laws of the Great Dao.
This would result in a cultivation bottleneck.
In the blink of an eye, six months passed.
During those six months, apart from accepting the offerings of Chu Lingyun and Hong Luan, Chen Xuan spent every day cultivating bitterly and comprehending the Path of Self-Sovereignty.
The Infernal Flame Staff Technique and the Heavenfrost Icebreaker Staff had both been mastered completely.
Yet his cultivation remained stuck at the early Enlightenment stage.
Comprehending the Great Dao was no task that could be completed in a year or two. Although his cultivation had not increased, his strength had improved considerably.
Even without relying on any external force, he could defeat a mid-stage Enlightenment expert.
However, the Dragon Origin Cosmic Art had remained stuck on its ninth page, unable to advance no matter what. Chen Xuan had no idea where the problem lay.
Chen Xuan decided to leave seclusion and see whether some opportunity might resolve the issue.
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