Chapter 61: The Mysterious Daoist of Heaven

  Chu Hao and Wu Lang didn't talk for long, and before they knew it, the sky was already late, and it was already noon.

  Wu Lang was somewhat reluctant to part with Chu Hao, having just listened to his explanations and feeling that many things he had not previously understood were suddenly clarified, while Chu Hao's understanding of alchemy and some obscure techniques left him enchanted.

  For example, when controlling the fire, separate the divine thought to simmer the fire for a while, then put in the materials, divided into three or four times, layer by layer; For example, after refining the instrument is completed, and preparing to take out the instrument from the tripod furnace, use the instrument fire to slowly and gently stroke beside the instrument, and then take it out. This is called opening the light, allowing the instrument to absorb the purest spirit of the instrument fire in the heaven and earth, and so on...

  But this swordsmith, such a powerful craftsman, even a cultivator who has reached the foundation-building period, is actually just a servant of Miss Bixuan. At this moment, Wu Cang deeply felt the unfathomable depth of Bixuan. Just one swordsmith can talk freely about the way of alchemy and open a door that was previously unknown to him. How formidable are those elders in Bixuan? And how formidable is the master of the manor?

  Wu Lang was only a third-rank artifact refiner, and his master, who was also the elder of the Craftsman Sect, had barely reached the fifth-rank master level with great luck and managed to create a precious artifact.

  And their boundary is far from Chu Hao. In his previous life, Chu Hao reached the 8th rank at the age of 23 and then reached the 10th rank after a few years. This is extremely rare in the entire Five Realms world.

  Moreover, the inferior spiritual fire possessed by Wu Lang was far from comparable to Chu Hao's, so some trivial common sense issues that Chu Hao raised could still bring him considerable benefits.

  But earlier, Qing Shan Lao Ren also said that the eldest young lady of Bi Zhuang was only a Body Refining stage martial artist, not particularly high. Now thinking about it, the latter should be more outstanding in terms of refining equipment or alchemy, and having a servant like Jian Lao, Bi Zhuang's power is great, why would they let their young lady suffer and toil, cultivating the martial way.

  As long as there is a spiritual root and sufficient elixirs, even if one does not cultivate power, it is possible to slowly accumulate cultivation with the elixirs until reaching the Pre-Heaven stage. When the opportunity arises, even building the foundation may not be impossible.

  This was also a guess in the mind of the old man in green clothes, so when he saw Lin Yue'er at that time, he didn't have much doubt.

  "Master Jian Lao, Mr. Wu Lang." After Chu Hao finished speaking, the old man in green robe floated down from a distant mountain peak with a smile on his face. Arriving outside the Youxia Court, the old man in green robe spoke up, "I suppose you two have reached an understanding?"

  To be honest, Chu Hao couldn't quite see through the intentions of the old man in the green robe. After all, the alliance between Bi Zhuang and Jiang Shen Zong was against the true major sect of Dao Men, Ziyun Men. From Tao Ranju's perspective, this had neither benefits nor drawbacks. The old man's concern was puzzling to Chu Hao.

  Chu Hao's heart was full of thoughts, but his tone remained unchanged. He chuckled and said: "I must also thank the old man in green for introducing us, otherwise I wouldn't have met a friend like Wu Cang." After a pause, without waiting for Wu Cang to respond with modest words, he continued in a half-true, half-false manner: "I didn't expect the old man in green to see through my intentions at Bi Zhuang so early. I thought it was flawless, but now I'm ashamed."

  The old man in the green shirt chuckled and avoided the topic, glancing at the chessboard and couldn't help but praise: "Sword Old Master's good move." He didn't say good chess skills, but said good move, Chu Hao naturally knew what he meant, and didn't respond. The old man in the green shirt looked at the chessboard for a while before raising his head, his face turned solemn and said: "Sword Old Master, you've finished talking with Mr. Wu Cang, our Tao Ran Ju also has some business to discuss with you."

  "Isn't the auction at Tao Ran Ju still a month away? I don't have anything to send for auction right now." Chu Hao sneered, his voice remaining hoarse and icy.

  "Jian Lao, you should know Tian Xuan Dao Ren, right?" The green-robed old man said directly.

  "I don't know." This is the only true statement Chu Hao has made so far today.

  Unfortunately, the old man in green didn't believe him. He smiled and looked at Chu Hao with suspicion, saying: "Senior, we don't speak in riddles. This time your esteemed manor chose to come to Longcheng before the Flower Lantern Festival, aside from inviting Mr. Wu Cang, shouldn't you also be here for the matter of Tianxuan Daoist's arrival in Longcheng after the festival?"

  Chu Hao was puzzled, he hadn't said anything, but this old man was already thinking wildly and his expression and tone were unusually certain. Alas, when he told a big lie, the old man believed it, but when he told the truth, the old man didn't believe him instead.

  Three Purities above, disciples are incompetent, guilty and sinful.

  Chu Hao's eyes rolled back and he fell silent.

  When Chu Hao fell silent, the old man in green robe smiled and said: "Sword Old Senior, our Tao Ran Residence has no intention of plotting anything. This time, Tian Xuan Dao Ren chose to ascend to Long City, which is undoubtedly a great opportunity for us cultivators who are in Long City. Why don't we join hands and take the chance to listen to the mysterious law together?"

  Chu Hao's heart skipped a beat, and the old man in green's words made him feel somewhat strange. But since the old man was convinced that he knew Tian Xuan, he didn't bother to refute again, so he asked: "Oh? What kind of joint method?"

  "Tianxuan Daoren is a transcendent being of the Nine Heavens Tower, and to be able to receive his transmission of profound methods will bring us immense benefits in our pursuit of the Golden Elixir Great Way."

  The old man in the green shirt said this, but Chen Honghong's voice echoed in Chu Hao's mind, "I remember, Jiutian Tower, this Tianxuan Daoist was actually the executor of this Jiutian world."

  "What is 'Zhí Dào'?" Chu Hao's expression remained unchanged, but he asked inwardly, "What is that?"

  Chen Honghong said solemnly, "I told you before that the Nine Heavens are the world of the nine heavens. Each heaven represents a realm, and to climb higher, one must put in immense effort and obtain great opportunities. Just like you now, being in the Second Heaven, if you want to leave here and return to the Fifth Heaven, you must at least reach the Great Perfection of the Yuan Infant."

  Chu Hao was shocked and said: "You never told me that you were going to achieve Yuan Ying's Great Perfection."

  "That's to avoid discouraging you. And isn't this the mighty Hunyuan Ding, the legendary spiritual vessel?! Chen Honghong hummed and said: 'In this world of nine heavens, each world has a symbol representing the Upper Realm, that is, the Nine Heavens Tower, also known as the Nine Xiao Tower.'"

  Chen Honghong said faintly, "In the Nine Heavens Tower, generally speaking, there are only powerful cultivators who are the masters of this world. Whether it is a cultivator who has reached a certain realm and wants to leave the current nine heavens world to go to a higher level, or people from the higher levels of the nine heavens world want to go to lower levels, they all have to pass through the Nine Heavens Tower. And that cultivator in the Nine Heavens Tower is the strongest in the entire world, equivalent to controlling the fate of all cultivators in the world."

  Chu Hao was shocked and asked, "Is the Executor that powerful? And is he also in charge of the Nine Heavens Tower? Then this Tian Xuan Dao person is the Executor of this Second Heaven Realm?"

  Chen Honghong said in a low voice, "Indeed, this Nine Heavens Tower has existed since ancient times, and no one knows how long it has been around. Just like the Five Realms of Heaven world from your previous life, there is also a Nine Heavens Tower. Those cultivators who stand at the peak of each world not only have powerful strength but also possess extremely powerful treasures and magical artifacts; otherwise, they would not be able to intimidate so many people."

  "Has it always existed?" Chu Hao was taken aback and laughed, saying: "How old are the cultivators inside? Why don't they go to a higher-level world and stay here instead?"

  "The monks of the Nine Heavens Tower, who change every 500 years. Che Xuan-Yan, that old scoundrel, may be considered strong in the Five Realms Heaven world, but he still can't compare to the monks of the Nine Heavens Tower. His level is too low, and there are many things he doesn't know." Chen Honghong reminded him: "In this Second Realm Heaven world, it's best if you don't provoke that Tian Xuan Daoist. The monks of the Nine Heavens Tower transcend the mortal realm and ignore worldly affairs, but if you anger them, you'll still suffer the consequences, and your dao might be ruined in an instant."

  "I know this, I'm not an idiot, going to provoke such a powerful enemy." After listening to Chen Honghong's explanation, Chu Hao felt extremely uneasy in his heart, thinking that there was a Daoist in each of the nine heavenly worlds, controlling the fate of all cultivators, and he had a feeling of discomfort.

  His exchange with Chen Honghong took place in the spiritual sea of consciousness, and it was only for a brief moment.

  At this time, the old man in green had not finished speaking, and he continued: "The Tianxuan Daoist appears every fifty years on the Cangyun continent, selecting people with a predestined connection to the Heavenly Way, and imparting the Heavenly Way. This tradition has been going on for over three hundred years, and only cultivators above the foundation-building stage are selected by the Tianxuan old man. In the past two hundred years, the Tianxuan old man has descended four times, and major sects such as the Purple Cloud Gate and the Ziyou Lake have all received his guidance, resulting in several Golden Elixir stage cultivators emerging, and even flying to higher-level worlds."

  Chu Hao was somewhat skeptical upon hearing this. Without any benefits, why would Tian Xuan Daoist do such a thing? He measured others by his own standards and naturally didn't know the advantages of accumulating merits.

  Chu Hao said: "The meaning of the old man in green shirt is that our Bi Zhuang and Tao Ran Ju join forces, when Tian Xuan comes, we will intercept him on the way, with a nose full of tears and a face full of shame, begging him to teach us the great way?"

  "Elder, you're joking." The old man in the green shirt was somewhat embarrassed. He didn't understand Chu Hao's dark humor and said, "Xuantian Daoist appears once every fifty years, and the country he chooses can only be attended by local sects and cultivators. Cultivators from other countries and places are not eligible to come."

  Chu Hao curled his lips, and there weren't many foundation-building cultivators on the entire continent anyway. The Tian Xuan Dao people would save time and resources, gaining face without losing anything.

  "It's still two years before the Tianxuan Daoist descends upon the Cloud Heaven Empire to impart the Golden Elixir Great Way. This time, his junior disciples will arrive in Cloud Heaven Capital during the Lantern Festival and distribute the summons. By then, we can conveniently travel together." said the Green Robed Old Man.

  "With so many powerful cultivators in your Tàorán Residence, why would you want to cooperate with me, Bìzhuāng?" Chǔ Hào asked with a sly smile.

  "Taoran House has only two cities with auction houses in the Yun Tian Empire, namely Penglai City and Shenglong City." The old man in green robes sighed: "Although Taoran House has many foundation-building cultivators, not many of them are native to the Yun Tian Empire. Therefore, junior wants to cooperate with Bicao, and after obtaining the token together, the opportunity to be selected to listen will also increase two years later."

  Chu Hao's heart moved, this Tianxuan Dao person would impart the Jindan Great Way in two years. At that time, he himself might not have reached the foundation building period yet, but if he could get the opportunity to be taught by destroying the cultivators of the Purple Cloud Sect, he was still very willing to do so. Compared to the Purple Cloud Sect getting a strong Jindan cultivator, he would rather it was Tao Ranju or even Qing Shan Old Man who obtained it.

  After all, the two of them have a relationship and no grudges, also having a connection of interests.