Chapter 2: The Divine Law of the Immortal Path

  The dusk is thick, and the night falls.

  In the distant corner of a wall in the Taoist temple, a small figure was making an effort to keep his big eyes open, watching every move at the entrance of the temple. Although he could only see two blurry figures in the darkness, he persisted.

  Taibai Taoyi Xianzun is a legendary figure in the world of cultivation, a myth, a legend.

  Taiyu Temple, one of the two sacred places of Xian Dao.

  When combined, they can make even the Immortal Path tremble with fear. Anyone who hears their names will revere and yearn for them.

  Xiao Yao Tai Yi Xian Zun, originally named Xiao Yao Zi. Xian Zun is his cultivation title, and Tai Yi is his honorary title. In the realm of cultivating the Way, those who can be called Xian Zun are all mighty with boundless magical powers, able to cover the sky with one hand, an indestructible symbol since ancient times, a presence that can single-handedly support a super sect, a legendary figure that everyone looks up to. A myth whose name will still resound in awe after millions of years.

  Nine steps of ascetic practice, one step at a time to ascend to heaven, every step gives birth to a lotus.

  Laying foundation, Taoist embryo, Mysterious Palace, Divine Spirit, Primordial Spirit, Indestructible, Heavenly Mandate, Longevity, Eternity!

  Nine Steps, Nine Heavens. Among them, the Seventh Step is the Realm of Heavenly Mandate, where one can be called a Celestial Venerable. The Step of Heavenly Mandate allows one to know the fate of all things, to decide the life and death of countless spirits in the heavens, and to calculate past, present, and future events. It also enables one to transform into all things, create from emptiness, and control space. At this step, a cultivator can create their own world and fight with others within it, always standing on unshakeable ground.

  Of course, in Xulin's small heart, she wouldn't understand these things. Even Ziqian and Yulong, the two women, wouldn't comprehend the terror of the Immortal Realm. The three people were divided into two groups, separated by a great distance, quietly gazing at the Taoist temple.

  Because they knew that the two of them were facing a fairy road myth, the two women didn't even dare to release their divine thoughts, and unexpectedly, they didn't even discover Xu Lin hiding in the corner of the wall.

  Time passed a little more, and in the waiting of the three, a faint voice sounded from the Taoist temple.

  "How could that old man Fuyao just send you two little girls? Why didn't he come himself?" The words were spoken without any discernible emotion, and to the listener, they seemed as ordinary as an old man calmly talking about how much firewood he had gathered today.

  "That's the old Taoist's voice!" Xu Lin immediately recognized whose voice it was, muttered to himself for a moment, and continued reading.

  "Elder......" Listening to the old Taoist's words that were devoid of any emotional tone, Zi Chai's heart skipped a beat. The lack of emotion didn't necessarily mean that there weren't other thoughts in his mind. A flush suddenly appeared on her delicate white face, and she opened her mouth hastily, wanting to explain.

  "Huh? So he's here, hiding a thousand miles away, and yet he doesn't dare to come see me!" The voice from the Taoist temple let out a soft snort, followed by what seemed like a cold laugh.

  "Fuyaozi, since you're here, don't hide and sneak around." The voice was still cold, but thousands of miles away, on a small hilltop, a faint black shadow's body slightly swayed.

  He let out a wry smile, and the dark figure's footsteps quietly stepped out. The space in front of him rippled like water waves, and immediately, a black hole large enough for one person to enter appeared at his feet. The dark figure didn't hesitate, taking a step into the black hole. After swallowing the dark figure, the space rippled again like water waves, and after a moment, it returned to its original state!

  For those with strong fate, space is in front of them and distance no longer exists.

  In front of the Taoist temple, Xu Lin was looking at the two women standing at the entrance with a somewhat bored expression, thinking to himself that it was strange that they hadn't made a sound. He twitched his mouth and moved his slightly stiff neck, his eyes inadvertently glancing up at the sky above the temple.

  "Oh......!" A burst of bright light suddenly appeared in the sky above the Taoist temple, and Xu Lin's eyes widened in shock. His mouth involuntarily opened into a large circle, and his eyes didn't dare to blink even once.

  Above the Taoist temple, a faint light cluster appeared silently, and through that layer of halo, one could vaguely see a person's shadowy figure inside. His clothes, facial features seemed to be shrouded in a mist, changing constantly. It was as if this face was now, but looking again it had changed. Now it was a Confucian robe, but in an instant it became brocade clothing. What was even more shocking was that you could see his existence with your eyes, but couldn't sense him in your mind. Even, it seemed like using your hand to touch him might not necessarily make contact with him.

  Zi Chai Xianzi and Yu Long Xianzi both felt a sense of relief in their hearts when they saw this person appear. Although the two of them were now the most outstanding figures of the current generation of Yao Guang Dong Tian, facing a legendary figure of the Daoist path, a figure who only existed in legend, the kind of pressure that came from deep within their souls made their firm and unshakeable hearts towards the Dao waver.

  At this time, the legend of the school came out, and they didn't have to face the legend directly anymore. The whole body and mind relaxed. The two turned around, bowed respectfully to the person in the sky, and then quietly retreated tens of feet away, standing still on one side.

  "Fu Yao, it's been a long time!" The old Taoist's voice in the temple rang out again after the light ball appeared for a moment, still clear and calm.

  Fuyaozi, a super existence that shakes the light and opens up the sky, with the title of Xiangong Xianguan. Fuyao Xianguan is also a legendary figure in the Xian Tao.

  "Hehe, what an interesting little guy!" Fu Yaozi didn't rush to respond to Xiao Yaozi's words, but instead glanced at the corner of the wall where Xu Lin was standing, and smiled softly: "This little guy has the aura of your Taixu Guan 'Yunhua Miaoyan True Method', it seems like you've made up your mind."

  "Yes, he's a little guy with a special fate, his destiny is very unusual. I once spent a thousand years of my life to cast the 'Tian Yan Shen Qu' to calculate his fortune, but all I could see was that his destiny and spirit were mixed up, with an overwhelming force of killing and violence. This only means that his future will be full of ups and downs, he's not a person blessed by heaven." Xiang Yaozi's voice remained calm and collected as he spoke, but this time it seemed to carry a hint of sighing and admiration, perhaps because it was related to Xu Lin.

  "Why then?" Hearing Xiangyaozi's words, Fuyaozi looked again at the place where Xu Lin was hiding, with an extraordinary fate, not subject to the heavenly decree. He still saw for the first time the aura of "Yunhua Miaoyan True Method" on Xu Lin's body, and a thread of doubt came out of his mouth.

  "Although I couldn't see his future, the fragments of the Sealing God's Book on my body had a violent reaction when he approached. You know that since its creation, no one has ever been able to decipher the secrets of the Sealing God's Book. Although it is known to contain the secrets of the ancient war between gods and the disappearance of the saints from ancient times, as well as hints at the secrets of the Eternal Realm, in our hands, it has never shown any reaction. But when a mere mortal child approached him, it suddenly had a violent reaction - do you understand the significance of this?" A black shadow slowly emerged from within the Taoist temple, speaking calmly while walking with an unshakeable gait.

  As soon as the voice fell, Xiangyaozi also appeared at the gate of the Taoist temple. The tattered and patched Taoist robe, hair scattered, bare feet. Below, a half-foot-long white beard was oily to the extreme, tangled into a ball. Xu Lin saw it with his own eyes, who else could it be if not the sloppy Taoist he often saw?

  Zi Chai and Yu Long stared at each other in shock, their faces filled with incredulity. Who would have thought that the legendary figure of the Immortal Path, a being of mythical proportions, would turn out to be such a disheveled and unkempt individual?

  But Fu Yaozi seemed to have already known the appearance of Xiao Yaozi, and there was no surprise on his face. His eyebrows were slightly raised, and he said in a tone of surprise: "You say he has something to do with the Book of Sealing Gods? How is this possible?"

  Zi Chai and Yu Long didn't understand what the "Seal of the Gods" meant, but they knew that something that could astonish even mythological beings couldn't be simple. From Fu Yao Zi's tone, they had already learned about Xu Lin's existence, and at this moment, both of them glanced in the direction where Xu Lin was hiding, silently remembering this little kid.

  "What? You don't even believe me?" As if his words had been doubted, a hint of expression finally appeared on Xiao Yaozi's cold face. His eyebrows furrowed and his tone also turned much colder.

  "This isn't the case, it's just that the Book of Sealing Gods is a significant matter. In our hands, it's like a dead object, but on a child's body, it has a reaction, I'm just surprised. However, as you said, this child will also be a key figure in the great calamity of the future. No wonder you passed on the 'Cloud Flower Mysterious and Severe True Method' to him."

  Fuyaozi waved his hand slightly, explaining a bit. Then, he seemed to sink into thought for an instant, and continued: "Since this child's identity is important, we shouldn't spread the word about this matter. To ensure his growth in the future, I'll also pass on a true method to him."

  After finishing speaking, Fuyaozi raised one hand lightly, and a red glow flashed from his fingertips, shooting towards Xu Lin. The red glow left his hand, entered the space in front of him, and after a brief moment, appeared in front of Xu Lin, entering his mind through his brow.

  Xu Lin only saw the red light flash before his eyes, and then a loud "boom" sounded in his mind, a huge force filled his brain, his head hurt, and he fainted.

  "The Supreme Seven Changes and Seven Turns True Dragon Technique" Zi Chai and Yu Long gazed at Xulinsun, who had fallen to the ground in a daze, with a hint of envy rising in their hearts. "The Supreme Seven Changes and Seven Turns True Dragon Technique" was an existence of the top-tier true technique of Yao Guang Dong Tian, only disciples who made significant contributions to Yao Guang Dong Tian had the opportunity to inherit it, extremely precious.

  Xian Dao Fa Jue is divided into ordinary Fa Jue, middle-grade Fa Jue, high-grade Fa Jue, top-grade Fa Jue, Xian Jue and Shen Tong. Ordinary Fa Jue can be easily obtained on the mainland. Middle-grade Fa Jue and above can only be obtained in major sects. True disciples of various sects can only obtain high-grade Fa Jue. Top-grade Fa Jue is only given to disciples with great contributions or boundless prospects.

  Zi Chai and Yu Long, although the most outstanding disciples of this generation in Yaoguang Dongtian, only learned the top-grade technique. The supreme technique was something they didn't even dare to think about. Seeing a mortal child obtain the supreme technique, it's impossible not to feel envious or jealous. Of course, it could only be just a thought, and they didn't dare take action against Xu Lin to seize the supreme technique. According to the legend of the sect, no one dared to take action to seize what was bestowed by the sect.

  Fortunately, the two of them did not have the intention to kill Xu Lin and seize the law. Xīao Yǎo Zǐ only took a glance at them and immediately understood the thoughts of the two women. If the two women had really harbored such intentions, Xīao Yǎo Zǐ would have been able to eliminate both of them with just one thought. Now that they didn't, Xīao Yǎo Zǐ wouldn't take action against the two women either.

  "Carefree, it seems like we haven't fought in nearly a hundred years, right? I've already reached the middle peak of the Heavenly Fate realm and have grasped the concept of self-contained worlds, controlling space. But you seem to still be at the lower peak, merely borrowing the boundaries of space." The gaze of a legendary figure is truly terrifying, able to discern another's cultivation with just one glance. In Fuyaozi's eyes, Carefree was still unable to transcend into nothingness, create his own world, and thus remained at the lower peak.

  "Do you think that by hiding in the void and controlling the surrounding space, no one can attack you?" Xīao Zǐ looked at Fúyáo Zǐ with a glance. At this moment, Fúyáo Zǐ was hiding in the void, not in the same space as Xīao Zǐ, Zǐjiàn Yùlóng and others, but separated by ten, a hundred spaces. At this time, he had already stood on the ground of invincibility. But Xīao Zǐ just smiled coldly, not putting the space that separated him from Fúyáo Zǐ in his eyes.

  "What? Besides the legendary Xian Jue, what other magical powers can attack me, who is hiding in the void?" Fuyaozi's face was full of disdain, which was a manifestation of his confidence in his own cultivation and also his confidence in the peak of Tianming.

  "Alright, then watch how I'll attack you." Xīu Yáo Zǐ flicked his sleeve and sent all the people in the village, including Zǐ Qiāng, Yù Lóng, and Xǔ Lín, ten miles away. Then, facing Fú Yáng Zǐ, he said: "Among the 36 heavenly routes of thunder methods, there is a technique called 'Great Rushing Thunder', which just so happens to counter 'Borrowed Body Void' and 'Hidden Space'. Today, I'll let you see it. Borrowed Body Void, controlling space isn't a myth. Only eternity, eternal is a myth, can be called a myth."

  Xiao Yao Zi took a step forward, his body suddenly disappearing into thin air, only to reappear above the Taoist temple. His face was solemn, and he stretched out one hand with his fingers pointing towards the sky. The majestic aura of the Heavenly Mandate Step burst forth from his body. The majestic aura rippled through space, creating wave after wave. Within these waves, fine black cracks appeared, like strands of hair. Spatial fissures - the strong practitioners of the Heavenly Mandate Step could tear open space with just a release of their aura. The legend of the Immortal Path was not to be taken lightly.

  Spatial ripples and spatial cracks only appear in the middle of the air, and the small mountain village below seems to have a mysterious power protecting it. Any ripple or crack that approaches the small mountain village will suddenly disappear into thin air, as if they had never appeared before.

  But Xiangyaozi seemed to know that there was a mysterious power protecting the small mountain village, so he didn't transfer the battlefield. The battle between the two legendary strongmen of the Immortal Path was enough to destroy everything within a thousand miles, and Tianming's strength was as such.

  His fingers pointed to the sky, and Xiao Yaozi's expression was solemn. Fu Yaozi looked at Xiao Yaozi with a serious face, sensing the aura emanating from his body, and realized that Xiao Yaozi was also a mid-tier peak of Tianming, an existence similar to his own. Facing an attack from an opponent of the same level, even if he was hiding in the void, Fu Yaozi did not dare to be careless. In his body, various techniques were ready to be deployed at any moment, ready to strike at any time.

  Above the heavens, I am the master of thunder, ten thousand thunders, listen to my command! Summon Thunder!" The voice of Xīao Yáo Zǐ seemed to come from outside the nine heavens, and with his words, a "rumble" sound came from the sky, and countless thunderclaps echoed. The thunder was like drumming, rumbling and approaching, actually piercing through layers of space, attacking Fúyāo Zǐ.

  "Rumble", Fuyaozi only felt a shock in his ears, the sound of killing and slaughter mixed with thunder rolled in, his mind was shaken by the thunder, and the various techniques he grasped in his hand suddenly had a tendency to disperse. Fuyaozi was shocked, his original disdain was instantly thrown aside. Xiangyaozi's Great Thunder Technique could actually ignore space and attack him, what kind of divine power was this, what technique?

  Thirty-six types of thunder, heavenly thunder, blood thunder, divine thunder, immortal thunder, true thunder... Each one has existed since the beginning of time and space, and is the most terrifying existence between heaven and earth.

  "The Tian Mei Jing Qing True Formula" didn't dare to slack off, Fu Yaozi hastily released a formula to calm his own mind. "The Tian Mei Jing Qing True Formula", a top-level formula, can calm one's mind and ward off all evil.

  "I am the master of thunder above all heavens, with mighty thunderbolts at my command! Let the thunder obey!" Xīao Yǎo Zǐ's voice was clearly audible amidst the thunder.

  In the sky, amidst the rumbling thunder, countless lightning bolts flashed into existence, as if a sharp sword slicing through the layers of space, directly striking Fuyaozi. Above the nine heavens, even more thunderbolts coalesced into Thunder Beasts that charged forward, freely traversing each layer of space, unimpeded by spatial barriers. One after another, countless ones, they rushed towards Fuyaozi.

  "The Supreme Immortal's Secret, the overall outline of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Thunder Laws, is called the Thunder Command. It can ignore space and barriers to attack others. Fuyao, do you have a way to counter it?" Xīyáozi said coldly, looking at Fuyaozi outside the heavy spatial barrier in front of him.

  Shocking, stunning, astonishing! As soon as Xiao Yao Zi spoke these words, Fu Yao Zi was thoroughly shocked.

  "Supreme Immortal Secret! It's actually the Supreme Immortal Secret, how did you get your hands on it, Xiao Yao!" Fu Yaozi roared. The Supreme Immortal Secret, an existence that even the strong who possessed the Longevity Step would fight over, the closest existence to the origin of the Great Dao in the world, was actually obtained by Xiao Yaozi. How could he not be shocked?

  "Ah!" As he spoke, a bolt of purple lightning struck Fu Yaozi, leaving a foot-long blood mark on his body. "The Supreme Immortal's Secret Art!" Fu Yaozi roared. "Divine Spirits, come forth!" Just as it seemed he couldn't withstand the attack from the Supreme Immortal's Secret Art, Fu Yaozi waved his hand and five streams of light flew out from his body, falling into the void and coalescing into massive divine spirits that emitted an ancient aura.