Chapter 156 ·Mount Buzhou, Preaching the Dao!

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At ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍present, the cultivation speed of the people around him was quite fast.

Senior ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Sister Lin Wei and Old Chen were the closest people to him.

Combined ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍with the compatibility of their cultivation techniques, along with the Illusory Dao Seed of Chaos Planting a Green Lotus and the Nine Qi Returning to Origin Tree nourishing them nearby, their cultivation rose at astonishing speed.

Now ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍both had already reached the Integration Realm.

Next ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍were those two old men from the Taiyi Dao Sect, Xuanchenzi and Yunchenzi.

Their cultivation had now also reached the Void Refinement Realm.

The reasons everyone cultivated so quickly were nothing more than two things.

First, the cultivation technique was good.

The Primordial Unity One Qi Dao Scripture did not care about spiritual roots or aptitude. Whoever cultivated it would find it suitable.

Second, the environment was good.

Within this grotto-heaven world, innate spiritual energy and acquired spiritual energy mixed together, so dense they were almost condensing into liquid form.

Gu Yan estimated that this speed should continue all the way until they broke through into the Human Immortal Realm.

After Human Immortal Realm, it would no longer be something achievable merely by stacking spiritual energy. One would need to comprehend the Dao and cultivate laws.

Gu Yan’s eyes flickered slightly.

Since these people cultivated so quickly, then perhaps he should make them cultivate even faster.

There were many things he would need to accomplish in the future.

Since the name Heaven and Earth Great Love Unity Alliance had already been established, then he would have to take it seriously.

To develop this alliance across the myriad worlds, manpower would be needed.

A great deal of manpower.

The people before him were the very first batch of his foundation.

They had to be properly nurtured.

Gu Yan thought for a moment before arriving at a decision.

Preaching the Dao.

He would personally preach the Dao.

He would explain his understanding of cultivation and his insights into Dao techniques thoroughly and carefully to them.

How much they comprehended would depend on their own fortune, but at the very least, it would help them avoid many detours.

After making up his mind, Gu Yan extended his divine sense and swept through the grotto-heaven world.

Not far from the Taiyi Dao Sect’s sect grounds was an empty open area.

That place would do.

With a thought from Gu Yan—

The next moment, heaven and earth changed color within the grotto-heaven world.

Countless streams of spiritual energy surged wildly, gathering toward that open region.

Rumble—!

The earth shook and mountains trembled.

A towering giant mountain rose straight from the ground.

Its terrain was steep and dangerous, piercing directly into the clouds.

Upon the mountain body, faint five-colored aura flowed and circulated, resonating remotely with the origin of the entire grotto-heaven world.

At the mountain summit, a platform naturally formed, broad and level.

A stone stairway wound downward from the platform all the way to the mountain’s base.

The mountain was complete.

Gu Yan looked at it and nodded slightly.

Not bad.

Quite pleasing to the eye.

Since it was a newly created mountain, it naturally needed a name.

Gu Yan pondered for a moment.

This mountain before him stood towering and majestic, piercing the heavens with a faint aura of supporting heaven and earth.

In that case…

It would be called Mount Buzhou.

Although this Buzhou was not that Buzhou, having the artistic conception was enough.

......

At the same time, the entire Supreme Creation Lesser Luo Grotto Heaven had already exploded into chaos.

Within the Taiyi Dao Sect, the disciples who were cultivating continued cultivating, while those working continued working.

Suddenly, the earth shook violently, startling everyone into thinking some major event had occurred.

Once they steadied themselves and raised their heads to look, all of them froze.

In the distance, a giant mountain had appeared out of thin air.

Towering into the clouds with overwhelming momentum.

It was countless times taller than the Taiyi Dao Sect’s original rear mountain.

“Th-This… what’s going on?”

“A mountain? Where did this mountain come from?”

“Am I seeing things? Wasn’t that area empty land just now?!”

The disciples discussed noisily among themselves. Some even rubbed their eyes, suspecting that their cultivation had caused hallucinations.

But soon, someone reacted.

“Don’t panic. This is definitely the handiwork of the Longevity Dao Lord.”

“Right, right! The Dao Lord possesses heaven-reaching abilities. What’s so strange about creating a mountain?”

“Exactly. Within our grotto-heaven world, is there anything the Dao Lord cannot do?”

After thinking it over, everyone realized that was true.

Ever since arriving within this grotto-heaven world, they had already seen countless strange phenomena.

Creating things from nothing and changing heaven and earth truly was not a major matter for that Longevity Dao Lord.

Thus, everyone quickly calmed down and returned to their own tasks.

Only occasionally would they glance toward that newly appeared giant mountain, inwardly sighing in amazement.

Within the Taiyi Dao Sect, inside the Sect Master Hall.

Xuanchenzi was currently drinking tea and discussing the Dao with Yunchenzi when they suddenly sensed the disturbance outside and both rose to their feet.

The two walked outside the hall and looked toward the towering mountain in the distance before exchanging glances.

“This…” Xuanchenzi opened his mouth slightly.

“The Dao Lord’s handiwork.” Yunchenzi’s tone was firm.

Xuanchenzi nodded. “Indeed. Other than the Dao Lord, who else could possess such capability?”

The two said no more and merely looked at the mountain from afar, their eyes filled with reverence.

Beside Longevity Hall, within another palace.

Lin Wei opened her eyes, her gaze passing through the palace doors and landing upon the newly appeared Mount Buzhou.

She sensed it.

There was a connection between this mountain and Longevity Hall.

More accurately, a connection with Gu Yan.

Old Chen was much the same. He merely glanced toward it before withdrawing his gaze.

When the Dao Lord acted, naturally the Dao Lord had his reasons.

There was no need for them to ask questions. They only needed to continue cultivating.

Just as everyone was making their own guesses, a voice suddenly rang out from the void.

That voice entered the ears of every living being within the grotto-heaven world, warm and clear.

“Three months from now.”

“I, Daoist Longevity, shall open an altar atop Mount Buzhou and preach the Dao.”

“All living beings within my grotto-heaven world, regardless of cultivation level or origin, may come listen.”

After the voice faded, heaven and earth fell silent.

The disciples of the Taiyi Dao Sect looked at each other, their eyes filled with delight.

“Preaching the Dao? The Dao Lord is personally going to preach the Dao?”

“I didn’t hear wrong, right? The Dao Lord is going to preach the Dao to us?”

“I must be dreaming. Is this real?”

“Three months later, Mount Buzhou—I’m definitely going! Nobody stop me!”

“You’re only at the Qi Refining Realm. Why are you joining the excitement?”

“What’s wrong with Qi Refining Realm? I’m only thirteen years old now! Besides, the Dao Lord said everyone can go regardless of cultivation!”

“Exactly! The Dao Lord personally said so. What’s it to you?”

The disciples were overwhelmed with excitement, while Xuanchenzi and Yunchenzi were also inwardly shaken.

The Dao Lord preaching the Dao…

This was a heaven-defying fortunate opportunity.

Although they possessed cultivation technique inheritances, they had always forced their way through the various bottlenecks on the cultivation path through sheer effort.

If the Dao Lord personally guided them, how many detours could they avoid?

“Three months from now…” Xuanchenzi muttered softly.

“The two of us should adjust our condition in advance,” Yunchenzi said solemnly.

“The opportunity to hear the Dao Lord preach the Dao is exceedingly rare. We must go listen in our best possible state.”

“What Martial Uncle says is absolutely correct.”

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