Chapter 441 - 240: 5 Qi Astral Dipper Treatise

Chapter 441: Chapter 240: 5 Qi Astral Dipper Treatise

"Heaven and Earth?"

"Although the Primordial Extreme Immortal Venerable achieved inconceivable merits, he disliked having statues erected or his name recorded for others to worship. Even his own disciples followed this principle."

The Mixed Element Child explained, "That’s why if disciples of the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo were to worship something, they would often worship ’Heaven and Earth,’ the ’Cosmos,’ the ’Great Dao,’ or other such concepts in his stead to show their respect."

A strange expression appeared on Xuzhuang’s face upon hearing this. He glanced again at the two words "Heaven and Earth" at the head of the hall.

’The disciples of the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo use these concepts as substitutes, but could it be that the Primordial Extreme Immortal Venerable himself truly compared his greatness to that of Heaven, Earth, the Cosmos, and the Great Dao?’

However, Xuzhuang didn’t dare speculate too much about such a mighty being. He shook his head, pushing the thought aside. He then took a few steps forward, bowed with clasped hands to the skeleton in the Daoist Robe, and only then activated his Dharma Eye to observe it closely.

A Primordial Spirit True Man would disperse into Qi when scattered and coalesce into form when gathered. Unless they did so intentionally, they would not normally leave a corpse behind.

But the power emanating from this skeleton had reached a certain level. At the very least, Xuzhuang felt that when this person was alive, he was likely even stronger than himself.

One had to understand that for a Nascent Soul Great Successor Cultivator like him, who cultivated a Superior Dao Skill, his physical body was already equivalent to a Daoist Immortal Body. Given Xuzhuang’s own Dao skill, foundation, and proficiency, the strength of his Dao Body also far surpassed that of ordinary people.

Therefore, he surmised that the owner of this skeleton had either practiced a Superior Dao Skill that focused on cultivating the physical body or had already walked the path of achieving the Dao through unorthodox means.

And as he expected, after a thorough search of the residence, Xuzhuang found a text describing a method of achieving the Dao through unorthodox means carved into the wall of a quiet room.

It was unclear how many Outer Dao Demonstrations this cultivator had gone through, as the characters on the wall appeared to have been altered several times. As Xuzhuang read it carefully, with his level of attainment in Dao skills, it was not difficult for him to see that this method—which used the Qi of the five elements to forge an extraordinary foundation—was already quite complete.

If he were willing, it would not be difficult for Xuzhuang to cultivate this method using his own Five Elements Dao Technique. But he found the idea uninteresting. Shaking his head, he said, "I wonder how many of these unorthodox methods exist in this world. It’s a pity they cannot lead to Immortal Merits. In the end, they are not the proper path."

The Mixed Element Child replied, "How could Immortal Merits be something everyone is qualified to seek? To become a carefree Loose Immortal is already a blessing from the heavens."

Xuzhuang said, "I’m afraid that methods for achieving the Dao that can lead to the attainment of a Loose Immortal are also exceedingly rare and difficult to come by."

The Mixed Element Child, however, was quite optimistic, laughing loudly. "Perhaps I will be able to overcome the Three Calamities, achieve spiritual transformation, and become the Spirit Treasure Immortal Venerable! Don’t worry, when that time comes, I’ll definitely look out for you."

"What empty boasts," the Taiyi Rainbow Sword interjected coolly. "If you ever do achieve anything, it will be because the Master guided you."

The Mixed Element Child wasn’t annoyed. After all, it was just banter. He huffed a few times and said, "That’s not so bad either."

Xuzhuang ignored the two bickering children and walked around the quiet room. Suddenly, he picked up a half-unfurled Daoist Scripture from a desk.

This cultivator seemed to enjoy recording his cultivation insights. Xuzhuang glanced at it; the book was filled entirely with comprehensions of the Gold Daoist Skill, interspersed with cultivation notes on several Dao skills.

He seemed to have studied a skill called ’Geng Metal Thunder Shouting Sword Qi’ the most, but he had also spent considerable ink on the ’Mud Gold Warriors’.

In truth, the Tai Su Sect also possessed an extremely profound Dao skill that could transform Tai Su Primordial Truth into Dao Protection Magical Soldiers. Not only were they immensely powerful, able to move mountains and part seas, but they could also come and go without a trace and manipulate matter itself. It could be said that this skill pushed the Dao techniques of the *Tai Su True Form Scripture* to their absolute limit.

However, because casting it required borrowing from the Tai Su Primordial Truth, it was far too extravagant. Even Xuzhuang had only ever observed it and never actually cultivated it.

He wondered how the Five Elements Elemental Qi Warriors created by the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo compared to the Tai Su Primordial Truth Dao Protection Magical Soldiers.

Xuzhuang had a keen interest in such wondrous Dao skills that could create something from nothing, like scattering beans to create soldiers. He decided to put the notes away. While a few insights might not amount to much, if fate allowed, he might be able to glean a fraction of the Dao skill’s true mysteries from them.

Aside from this, there were some other treasures in the residence, like Magical Artifacts and precious materials, but Xuzhuang had no intention of plundering the place.

For one, these items were not crucial to him at his current level. For another, this was the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo, after all. Even if the situation here seemed dire, he did not want to act too rashly.

Xuzhuang wandered through the other refined dwellings, flipping through a few more Daoist Scriptures. He didn’t feel the trip was a complete waste, but he was still clueless about the mysteries of the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo and how to find the Dharma Origin Sect’s relics. It seemed his only option was to continue deeper into the dojo.

Returning to the plaza, Xuzhuang had no choice but to try exploring in the last remaining direction. He pushed aside the layers of clouds and mist blocking his path, advancing cautiously step by step for about ten minutes before he felt a stir in his heart.

Sure enough, after rounding a Stone Pool, Xuzhuang was suddenly faced with a wondrous sight.

An Immortal Vine snaked upward through the dense layers of cloudy barriers. Each of its sections was more colossal than a star. Its smaller leaves were the size of islands, and the larger ones were like Land Continents. Peering through the gaps in the mist, Xuzhuang could see countless temples and palaces built upon every branch and leaf.

The place where he stood was merely a single, small leaf. Before him was a branch paved with stone steps that led to the main trunk of the vine, and from that main trunk, one could reach any other location...

"So this is the true face of the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo?" Xuzhuang could not help but ask.

"This has to be it." The Mixed Element Child murmured, "The rumors were true after all. The Immortal Venerable built the Five Directions Five Elements Dojo on an Innate Spirit Vine. Countless disciples cultivated on every branch and leaf..."

"It truly lives up to its name as an Immortal Venerable Dojo," Xuzhuang praised aloud. But as he surveyed the entire dojo, he could not help but feel the task was daunting. ’In a dojo like this, with countless branches, leaves, and palaces, how am I supposed to find where the ancestors of the Dharma Origin Sect are located?’