Chapter 94 Taixu Strategy (1/2)

All the cultivators in the hall could feel the trembling of their biers, and an indescribable feeling stemmed from their heart of Dao. Everyone could not help but to look at Chen Jianmei; he was there, yet it felt as though he was beyond the constraints of the heaven and the earth.

The feeling did not last long. It passed within seconds.

Everyone knew that Grandmaster Yuan Qing was passing on the path and meaning of Dao to Chen Jianmei.

It proved that the Founding Grandmaster was still in existence, and was pioneering the way. He was protecting the Qing Xuan orthodoxy somewhere, somehow.

Chen Jianmei did not look happy at all, it was as though he was not the one who obtained the path and meaning of Dao. Only those who went through loneliness and solitude would understand him; glory was but a footnote of the hardships faced during cultivation.

As a hurdle to the learning process about Daoism, even those who experienced the hardship of Huandan would find it hard to put their sufferings into words. Even if they were to do it all over, they would not be sure that they could be successful.

This was why not a lot of people in the world could attain the state of Huandan with their own strength. Even if they were to persevere, they might meet the same end as Sanwen Daoist who died because of old age.

As for those who attained the state of Huandan with the aid of external alchemy or celestial core, despite not being an easy feat, there were at least signs to be traced. This was why even in a Celestialism that emphasized on cultivation and the heart of Dao such as Qing Xuan, there were still people who attained the state of Huandan through the aforementioned two means.

After witnessing Chen Jianmei’s success, some disciples whose level of cultivation was at the state of trance or was entering perfection was thinking of following Chen Jianmei’s footsteps. To stand a chance at becoming an immortal Zhenren, one would need to at least be at Sixth Transformation of Huandan or higher. Since the founding of Qing Xuan, including other sects, no one below the Sixth Transformation of Huandan managed to become an immortal Zhenren.

The man in white, Zhao Siming who had a beef with Lu Shouyi, thought that ”This is how a real man should live”, and could not wait to head back and cultivate in solitary retreat.

The code of Dao was carried out in an orderly manner, and those in the hall all had different mannerism. However, cultivators did not wear their emotions on their face, and hence everyone looked relatively calm.

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Three days had passed since the code of Dao for Chen Jianmei was carried out. The bustle subsided. Though, it was surprising how he chose not to set up his residence at Tianyuan Peak or Zifu Peak after Huandan. Instead, he left Qing Xuan.

Zhang Ruoxu explained that given the vastness of the world, there was no reason why Chen Jianmei should not go around as much as possible. However, Shen Lian felt that there was more to it. Even if Zhang Ruoxu was aware of the true reason behind it, Shen Lian knew that he would not tell him even if he asked.

Shen Lian did not have the time or mood to concern himself with Chen Jianmei’s whereabouts. Though, he was still very curious about ”external alchemy”.

Shen Lian was here because of the final arrangement Zhang Ruoxu made with regards to Shen Lian.

This was not the first time that Shen Lian was at Zifu Peak, because the Taiwei Pavillion that stored the Dao techniques of Qing Xuan and the portraits of the immortal Zhenrens was located at Zifu Peak. The old Daoist who was in charge of guarding the Taiwei Pavillion was powerful and unpredictable.

Shen Lian was in one of the Daoist courtyards at Zifu Peak. It was located amidst the cliffs and was more of a Daoist hall than a Daoist courtyard.

Inside, a portrait was worshipped. A pool of clear water could be seen in the portrait, and a few white clouds were floating around. On closer inspection, the water was not moving, but the clouds were ever-changing and summed up the Daoist perception of dynamic and static. It made one felt like one had understood something, yet after some serious contemplation, it would seem that one had not understood anything.

Shen Lian came in following the lead of a lady. This lady was the gentle lady that he noticed during Chen Jianmei’s code of Dao. Her name was Gu Caiwei.

It was Zhang Ruoxu’s intention for Gu Caiwei to acknowledge Shen Lian as her disciple on behalf of her Master.

Gu Caiwei’s master had fallen around hundred over years ago and was the disciple of the lady in purple that Shen Lian encountered back then.

The lady in purple was an immortal Zhenren from the previous generation, and her Daoist name was ”Ziling”. Due to a trial that she faced, she had to reincarnate and to restart her cultivation, which was why Zhang Ruoxu had to greet her as Uncle-Master.