Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

As Xu Huanshan's Primordial Spirit rapidly dissipated, a thoroughly exhausted Meng Zhang finally let go of his worries and could completely relax. He flew down to the nearby ground, too tired to bother with any arrangements. He landed ungracefully, collapsing on the ground, not wanting to move a bit more.

Xu Mengying, with a face full of sadness, also landed weakly and found a place to rest slowly. After much effort, Meng Zhang and Xu Mengying finally succeeded in completely killing Xu Huanshan, who had fallen into demonic cultivation.

As the one being killed, Xu Huanshan was immensely grateful to the two before his death. If he hadn't been killed by them and completely fallen into demonic cultivation, becoming fully demonized, he would have been irretrievably immersed in the demonic path. From soul to physical body, he might have ended up as nourishment for the demon realm.

But being killed before complete demonization granted him liberation of his soul. As a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, he had the ability to send his soul into the Netherworld before dying. There, he could be reincarnated in the future or even directly embark on the path of a Ghost Deity; it was not an impossible thing.

Death still held a future, but not dying would mean eternal sinking into the demonic path, never finding liberation.

Not only Xu Huanshan himself but even the will of the Grand Dust World's Heavenly Dao was satisfied with Meng Zhang and Xu Mengying's actions and granted them unforeseen blessings.

Meng Zhang, who was sitting on the ground, heard faint celestial music in his ears, and golden flowers fell from the sky, fleeting...

Although his body was extremely tired, Meng Zhang's consciousness was clearer than ever. His current state was peculiar, being awake yet occasionally experiencing a special trance-like feeling.

He seemed to be situated at an infinite height, overlooking the entire world. The whole world appeared before his eyes as if there were no secrets at all.

Countless unseen rules of the heavens and the earth appeared before him. Countless truths and secrets of the world surged into his mind like tides.

This situation was not the first time Meng Zhang had experienced it; it was called enlightenment.

Every opportunity for enlightenment was something that could not be sought but had to be encountered by chance. Entering this state of enlightenment was difficult, even for the most skilled experts or exceptional geniuses. It mostly relied on fortuitous encounters rather than self-forcing.

This time, after killing the demonic-cultivated Primordial Spirit True Monarch Xu Huanshan and receiving blessings from the heavens, Meng Zhang naturally entered the state of enlightenment.

In this state, not only did Meng Zhang's comprehension greatly increase, but his mind also became exceptionally clear. Moreover, he gained a certain special ability to better comprehend all things.

The greatest gap between a Gold Core completion cultivator and a Primordial Spirit True Monarch lay in their understanding and application of the Grand Dao of the heavens and the earth.

Previously, Meng Zhang's deepest comprehension was of the Yin Yang Grand Dao, but it had only reached a level of partial understanding. The other Grand Daos were, in his eyes, unreachable, with their doors firmly shut.

However, in his current state of enlightenment, Meng Zhang naturally began to perceive and comprehend various Grand Daos of the heavens and the earth.

The originally unreachable Grand Daos now seemed within reach before his eyes.

Countless rules of the heavens and the earth appeared to stand before him.

Meng Zhang wasn't greedy; he knew that the state of enlightenment was not all-powerful. He chose the Grand Dao of Yin Yang, which he was most familiar with and closest to, as the object of his comprehension.

Meng Zhang's constitution was originally of Yin Yang attribute, and he had a certain level of accomplishment in the Yin Yang Grand Dao. That's where he focused most of his energy, using it as the focal point for his comprehension.

Heaven and earth opened up, separating chaos. Between heaven and earth, the Qi of purity and turbidity emerged. The pure Qi rose, forming the Nine Heavens. The turbid Qi sank, creating the nine lands.

The pure and turbid Qi have the distinction of Yin and Yang. When heaven and earth were created, the differentiation of Yin and Yang followed suit. All things in heaven and earth are divided into Yin and Yang. All things bear Yin and embrace Yang, and the clash of Qi gives rise to harmony.

In an instant, numerous realizations about the Yin Yang Grand Dao surged into Meng Zhang's mind. These insights were not entirely newly acquired; they included many previous comprehensions. For a long time, Meng Zhang had diligently studied the Dao scriptures and pondered the Dao teachings. Years of hard work, dedication, and accumulation were not in vain. At this critical moment, with his vast accumulation, everything turned into nourishment for his comprehension of the Grand Dao.

The first breakthrough he achieved was in the Yin Yang Grand Dao, and his current attainment in this realm was enough for him to advance toward the Primordial Spirit stage.

After this tremendous gain, Meng Zhang not only continued to deepen his understanding of the Yin Yang Grand Dao but also began to explore other Grand Daos. Whether a cultivator should focus on one Grand Dao or broaden their knowledge across various Grand Daos had never been conclusively settled in the Cultivation World. The debate on which approach was more superior had no definitive answer.

However, the more Grand Daos a cultivator mastered, the richer their means against adversaries, making it less likely for them to be restrained by opposing techniques. Of course, if someone attained great mastery in one Grand Dao and encountered an opposing Grand Dao, it was truly hard to say who would prevail.

Water could extinguish fire, but there was also a saying about adding fuel to the fire.

Meng Zhang didn't choose to specialize solely in the Yin Yang Grand Dao; instead, he diversified his focus, attempting to grasp as many other Grand Daos as possible. The Yin Yang Grand Dao was one of the fundamental Grand Daos in the universe and could branch out into many subdivisions.

One of his latest realizations was the Sun-Moon Avenue.

The sun and moon run side by side, hanging high above the Nine Heavens. The sunrise and moonset, the alternation of the sun and moon, represent the passage of time in heaven and earth.

"The Sun-Moon Wheel Turning Sutra" was Meng Zhang's primary cultivation technique, and he had a deep understanding of the power of the sun and moon.

After a period of enlightenment, Meng Zhang not only gained insights in the Sun-Moon Avenue but also made some progress in the Space Grand Dao and Time Grand Dao.

As the Yin Yang Grand Dao continued to extend, more and more branches emerged. Water and fire belonged to the Five Elements Grand Dao but could also be seen as the two poles of Yin and Yang. Solar True Flame and Lunar True Water could be regarded as the two extremes of water and fire.

After making some gains in the Water and Fire Grand Dao, Meng Zhang continued to explore the Grand Dao of heaven and earth. He had entered the Trial Ground located in the Netherworld many times and even visited the Ghost Deity in the Netherworld.

His soul had long been imbued with the pure Yin Qi of the Netherworld. Although he had long since expelled the Yin Qi with the Yang He Qi, traces of it remained. He had experienced numerous life-and-death crises, even encountering deadly calamities. If not for the use of a substitute puppet to take the hit, he might have long perished.

Life and death, two extremes, could also be considered the two facets of Yin and Yang. The Yin Yang Grand Dao extended into the Life and Death Grand Dao, and Meng Zhang had some inklings in this aspect as well.

In the universe, there were the so-called three thousand Grand Daos. These Grand Daos were not isolated but interconnected. Each Grand Dao had its opposing Grand Dao and could extend into many related Grand Daos. Through this process of enlightenment, Meng Zhang personally experienced this interconnectedness.

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