Chapter 541 - 492: Demonstrating Magic and Expounding the Dao

Chapter 541: Chapter 492: Demonstrating Magic and Expounding the Dao

The celebration had not yet begun, and the plaza was filled with a clamor. It seemed as if accents from all over the world could be heard here.

Chu Mu stood before a window, observing the sea of people with great interest.

With just a cursory glance, he estimated there were no fewer than tens of thousands of Cultivators in his line of sight.

And among these Cultivators, outsiders clearly made up the vast majority.

His gaze shifted, finally settling upon the high platform.

The platform stood only a few hundred feet tall. It wasn’t made from any rare or precious Spiritual Materials, but was merely a construct of common Magic Techniques.

If it weren’t in this plaza, the platform would be utterly ordinary. Even a common Qi Cultivation Cultivator could have easily constructed it.

But in this plaza, at this very moment, the platform’s significance was clearly anything but ordinary.

’Tier Four... Nascent Soul...’

Chu Mu murmured, an indescribable longing flickering deep within his eyes.

And at this very moment, the countless Cultivators in the plaza looked upon the high platform and the High Tier Cultivators in the pavilions on both sides with the same awe, desire, and yearning.

A lifespan of several thousand years. In a previous life, that would be enough to witness the rise and evolution of an entire ancient civilization.

But in the Cultivation Immortal Realm, a lifespan of several thousand years meant one was a master player, moving pieces from high above.

Anywhere in the Cultivation Immortal Realm, they were an undeniable, apex existence.

’If I were to reach Nascent Soul...’

BOOM!

At that moment, a soul-shaking toll of a bell suddenly boomed. The noisy clamor in the plaza instantly vanished, replaced by silence.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!

The bell tolled again and again, its peals seeming to follow some strange rhythm as they echoed throughout the city.

On the ninth toll, the cry of a saber seemed to ring out. Immediately after, a brilliant flash of saber light emerged in the sky. The light looked as if it could slice open the heavens, and its bone-chilling coldness and sharpness struck straight to the soul, causing all to tremble.

Then, the saber light flowed across the sky before finally descending upon the high platform.

As the saber light lingered, a figure appeared along with it on the high platform.

The newcomer wore deep black robes, and his silver hair flowed over his shoulders. His face was plain, yet it held an inexplicable, weathered look. He stood tall and straight on the platform, like a towering Giant Blade reaching for the heavens.

"Greetings, Senior!"

The shouts soared to the heavens, and in that moment, the entire city bowed in reverence.

"Today is our alliance’s millennial celebration. I am deeply grateful that all my fellow Daoists could be here to celebrate..."

The man’s tone was calm, yet his voice carried a strange, sonorous power.

Every word was heard with perfect clarity.

As for Chu Mu, he had been watching with keen interest, eager to get a good look at this Overlord Saber True Master who had stirred up such a storm.

But suddenly, as if sensing something, his expression changed drastically. In an instant, all the attention he had focused on the Overlord Saber True Master snapped back to himself!

His face turned deathly pale, veins bulging on his forehead. With the celebration beginning and the appearance of this Tier Four True Cultivator of Sword Intent, he suddenly found himself under an immense and indescribable pressure.

"Hmph..."

Chu Mu let out a muffled groan, and a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

Fortunately, the process lasted only a few breaths. Chu Mu retracted his aura, doing everything he could to suppress his own Cultivation and make it fall dormant.

When he looked again at the Tier Four True Cultivator of Sword Intent on the high platform, his eyes were filled with an indescribable dread.

As a fellow True Cultivator of Sword Intent, he was exposed to the undisguised edge of the Tier Four master. An instinct born from his Belief Realm caused his own Sword Intent to flare up uncontrollably, as if wanting to challenge the very heavens!

The result was predictable. Had he not reacted in time, he would have undoubtedly suffered a grievous injury.

At that moment, on the high platform, the Overlord Saber True Master seemed to notice something. His deep eyes shifted slightly, and his gaze seemed to pierce straight through the Pavilion Array Prohibition.

Their eyes met, and the True Master seemed somewhat surprised.

Fortunately, the gaze lasted only for a moment before it vanished.

The calm voice continued to resound across the plaza. After about a quarter of an hour, the polite opening remarks concluded, and the main event of the celebration—the part that every Cultivator present was most eager to see—began.

"I embarked on the Immortal Path in my youth and have been in Cultivation for over seven hundred years now."

"The Immortal Path is fraught with peril. Knowing my own aptitude was poor, I never dared to slacken my efforts in the slightest..."

"Now, by a stroke of luck, I have succeeded in Breaking the Core to Form the Infant and have gained some minor insights. With all of you fellow Daoists gathered here today..."

The old man reminisced, his voice full of poignant emotion.

After speaking, the old man composed his Heart Spirit and leaped into the air, hovering high in the sky. The Magical Cultivation of a Nascent Soul Great Power erupted from him completely.

The Cultivation insights of a Tier Four Nascent Soul began to manifest, little by little.

In that instant, the eyes of the entire city converged, all burning with an indescribable fervor. They were fixed upon the figure in the sky and the infinite mysteries that were unfolding.

Chu Mu took a deep breath. He could no longer afford to worry about the minor injuries from the earlier incident. With a single thought, he suppressed the turbulent fluctuations of his Magical Power.

With his power suppressed, he silently chanted in his heart, ’Spiritual Radiance Blessing.’ As he looked to the sky again, the infinite mysteries of the Nascent Soul Demonstration filled his vision.

Under the Spiritual Radiance Blessing, the scene of the demonstration and lecture became even clearer and more intuitive.

This was especially true for the sharpness of the Sword Intent the Tier Four True Cultivator of Sword Intent revealed from time to time, and for his brief remarks on the insights of Sword Intent Cultivation. These things made Chu Mu’s gaze toward the sky grow even more intense.

From the lowest Qi Cultivation Realm, to Foundation Establishment, to Core Formation, and finally to Breaking the Core to Form the Infant. From Magic Techniques, to Divine Techniques, and even to the very nature of Cultivation itself...

This demonstration and lecture lasted for a full seven days and seven nights.

For seven days and seven nights, the entire city was silent. The only things that remained were the profound demonstration unfolding in the sky and the faint, echoing voice of the Dao. Every Cultivator present was utterly focused, their minds free of distractions.

From the lecture of a Tier Four Nascent Soul, even Cultivators of the Same Tier could gain new insights. It was, therefore, an even greater opportunity for the countless Cultivators below the Nascent Soul realm.

It was, without a doubt, a massive stroke of fortune!

"This lecture has now concluded. The city has also arranged auctions and trade fairs for our fellow Daoists to interact. If our hospitality has been lacking in any way, I ask for your understanding..."

In the sky, once the demonstration and lecture had ceased and these pleasantries were spoken, the figure of the Overlord Saber True Master dissolved into motes of light and vanished before everyone’s eyes.

At the same time, streaks of Tunneling Light flew from the pavilions on either side of the plaza, vanishing into the sky.

The silent plaza remained quiet for another moment before erupting into a clamor. The Cultivators began to bow one after another, giving thanks for the grace of the lecture.

Chu Mu was no exception. Spiritual Radiance still lingered in his eyes. He had undoubtedly gained an immense harvest from this lecture.

In fact, thanks to the Spiritual Radiance Blessing, he had likely gained more than any other Cultivator present.

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