Chapter 590 The World’s Three Saints, Qing Xuan is Number One (1/2)

The moment he left, Shen Lian lost an opportunity. This opportunity would allow him to become Taiyi.

At this stage, the sensation of an outbreak would not be wrong. However, for Shen Lian, the missed opportunity also meant that he had one less trouble.

He had enough trouble.

With lesser problems, Shen Lian's heart became brighter, just like a mirror. The body was the bodhi tree, the mind was like a bright mirror's stand. At all times, he must strive to polish it, and must not allow dust to collect.

Up to this moment, the heart of Dao had to be practiced timely in order to achieve the perfect mirror stage. To reach the stage of 'nothingness left no dust', one had to practice and cultivate the heart of Dao to the most satisfactory stage.

This was because 'Dao' not only needed to be understood but also to be proven.

Without prove or experience, 'Dao' was just a theory. The Sixth Patriarch Huineng who quoted 'nothingness left no dust', did not need to lower himself to the mundane world and experience it.

Zimu River was flowing while the tree in the middle of the river remained unmoved. However, the gloomy vital force caused the leaves to be greener. Chen Jing who was talking to Shen Lian noticed the odd situation too.

She could not sense the changes of Qi of heaven and earth but the large trees could. Just like when the east wind blew, thousands of pear blossoms bloomed. Hence, as a spiritual tree, it had sensitivity.

A dim light blended into Shen Lian's body. The spiritual form returned. Due to that little realization, his body became different. However, the others did not notice it.

Shen Lian smiled and said, ”How about we return to Xiliang?”

Chen Jing responded, ”Great. It suddenly became cold. I have to be careful not to let Ke Er catch a cold.”

Li Yuanliang would not disagree. Fortunately, his master-uncle arrived at the right time. Otherwise, the danger would be unpredictable and he would break the trust of his master-uncle.

As they were about to leave, a tender and lovely voice of a little girl rang.

”Celestial, can I ask you for a favor?”

Chen Jing was shocked while Li Yuanliang pulled a stern face. Shen Lian was the only one unbothered and looked towards the source of the sound.

By the trunk, stood a little girl wearing a dress similar to the color of the leaves. She looked like a tender flower bud, while she bit her lips pitifully.

Shen Lian gently said, ”The being with the toughest path of attaining Dao is the Silvan Elves. If the birth of spiritual body is known, it will mean extinction for them. You should be careful as you just manage to condense your spiritual body. There is no need to risk the danger looking for me.”

He was not lying. Once the Silvan Elves managed to form the spiritual body, they had the potential of becoming the immortal spiritual medicine. This would naturally gain attention by the greedy cultivators.

Hence, very few Silvan Elves dared to show their spiritual body. This was because spiritual grass and wood were a rarity, not to mention, those that could be formed spiritual bodies.

This large tree had the ability to condense spiritual bodies. However, due to limited Qi of essence around Xiliang, it was hard to outbreak the last step. Coincidently, the mysterious Qi of Yin from the netherworld infected the tree, enabling it to pass the obstacle and form a spiritual body. From then onwards, it was able to move its body and search for a secretive spot. Then, it shapeshifted. Of course, the waiting time would take hundreds of years but once it was found by the humans, it would almost lose the hope of attaining Dao. Otherwise, it could gather the essence and entrust to the care of the spiritual body. This was the case for Daoist Liu Mengde.