Chapter 300 - 297: Master Bai Has Succeeded

Chapter 300: Chapter 297: Master Bai Has Succeeded

The atmosphere outside the room grew tense.

Shopkeeper Pang was a shrewd man. He quickly sensed that something was amiss and discreetly retreated downstairs, leaving only Bai Yuan and the old Daoist.

"You have sharp eyes, Daoist."

The old Daoist had seen the Demonic Qi on Bai Yuan with a single glance.

"Daoist, the Celestial Heart Sect has been completely wiped out by Prefect Kong of Ling Province. You don’t need to search for them anymore."

This matter, with Kong Sen fanning the flames behind the scenes, was already known throughout the city. Even if the old Daoist never left his room, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to learn of this news.

The old Daoist shook his head slightly. "I’m not looking for those people."

"Oh?"

Bai Yuan’s expression grew interested.

"Who are you looking for, Daoist?"

"Lord Bai, have you heard of reincarnation and rebirth?"

Bai Yuan recalled the strange incident with Long Ao. Although it was a change of body, it was practically no different from reincarnation.

Seeing Bai Yuan remain silent, the old Daoist continued, "My lineage does not meddle in worldly affairs. However, the actions of the Celestial Heart Sect go against the balance of yin and yang and harm the natural order. This humble Daoist has come to set things right."

"While meditating, this humble Daoist sensed that a Demon Seed has descended and been reborn in Ling Province, so I came to find it."

Demon Seed!

Bai Yuan was deeply shaken.

Just hearing those two words carried a frightening, demonic power.

The old Daoist said, "When the Demon Seed falls, all life withers. Blessed Infinite Celestial Venerable. This humble Daoist cannot bear to see the world’s living creatures perish and wishes to intervene. It is just a pity that the Demon Seed is hidden among the myriad of souls, and even this humble Daoist cannot find it."

Bai Yuan took a deep breath.

He had not expected to hear such a top-secret piece of information from the old Daoist.

The importance of that Demon Seed to the Demon Sect was beyond doubt. From this perspective, the appearance of the Nine Heavens Profound Soldiers in Dingzhou was definitely not a coincidence.

A plot... this was clearly a grand plot.

Bai Yuan took a small black vial from his robes. It was the very one containing Demonic Qi that he had found on the Celestial Heart Sect cultist.

"Daoist, I found this on a Celestial Heart Sect demon cultist. Perhaps it can be of some help."

The old Daoist did not refuse and took the small black vial from Bai Yuan’s hand.

"This item might indeed be useful. Thank you, Lord Bai."

Bai Yuan asked, "Daoist, why are you telling me all this?"

The old Daoist replied, "You are fated to be my disciple."

"..."

Bai Yuan was speechless.

But since the old Daoist wanted to stay in Huanglong City to search for the Demon Seed, then let him search.

In any case, with Bai Yuan’s current wealth and influence, supporting an old Daoist was not a problem. Besides, Bai Yuan was also very curious about what kind of existence the Demon Seed was.

"Then please continue your work, Daoist. I’ll be leaving now."

With that, Bai Yuan turned and went downstairs.

The old Daoist’s eyes narrowed slightly, a serious expression on his face as he watched Bai Yuan’s light, swallow-like steps.

This was clearly a sign that his "Walking on Sand, Treading on Snow" technique had reached minor completion.

He had only given Bai Yuan the "Walking on Sand, Treading on Snow" cultivation technique a mere ten days ago, yet this young man before him had already cultivated it to minor completion.

’Truly a comprehension one in ten thousand!’

All of Xuan Yang rumored that the number one genius of the Northern Territory, Bai Yuan, had heaven-defying comprehension. Now, it seemed those rumors were well-deserved.

Such comprehension was truly rare in the world.

The old Daoist recalled the first time he practiced "Walking on Sand, Treading on Snow"... it had taken him a full month to reach minor completion.

Compared to Bai Yuan, it was simply embarrassing.

’But his root and bone structure is just too poor.’

An upper-mid tier structure was already considered good among ordinary Martial Artists, but among top-tier geniuses, it was at the very bottom.

However, the more the old Daoist looked at Bai Yuan, the more he liked what he saw.

The Daoist Sect was the place in the world that valued comprehension the most. A dull person could never become an Immortal.

...

Bai Yuan didn’t return to Shenfu Mountain, but instead took up residence in the inn.

This left Shopkeeper Pang feeling rather overwhelmed by the honor.

What kind of figure was the Shenfu Sect Master? Even though the Peach Fragrance Inn was an asset of the Divine Mansion Sect, his presence made the humble establishment shine with brilliance.

It was as if Bai Yuan had truly received the old Daoist’s authentic teachings.

Like the old Daoist, he stayed in his room all day, never setting foot outside.

Shopkeeper Pang, however, felt this was perfectly normal.

Huanglong Prefecture was full of experts. He had long heard that those powerful Martial Dao experts with profound cultivation would spend their days in closed-door cultivation, just like Immortals.

「Inside the room.」

Bai Yuan sat cross-legged on the bed, his expression grave.

His brow was deeply furrowed.

Streams of formless aura flowed around his body, their speed accelerating, their fluctuations growing more violent, even showing signs of losing control.

A breakthrough was imminent!

That’s right, Bai Yuan had finally reached the limit of the "Entering Strength" stage.

The internal power in his body was frantically transforming into another kind of power: sensing power.

The so-called "Sensing" stage was keyed on transforming the internal power in one’s body into sensing power.

This step was not difficult for Martial Masters of the Three Religions.

This was because the cultivation techniques of the Three Religions emphasized temperament and focused more on the cultivation of Inner Strength. Therefore, upon reaching the "Entering Strength" stage, it was easy for them to achieve the profound and mystical "heaven-and-man resonance."

For this reason, nearly seventy percent of the Sensing Powerhouses in the world were Three Religions Martial Masters.

Martial Artists who purely followed the path of Killing Techniques, proving their Dao through strength, were extremely rare.

The experts in the army and the Jianghu sects had accumulated too much killing intent and had an overabundance of ferocity.

This was certainly an advantage in life-and-death battles, but it became a shackle when converting internal power into sensing power.

Because their killing intent was too strong, these Martial Artists were extremely prone to succumbing to their inner demons during their breakthrough.

Therefore, many Sensing Powerhouses from Jianghu sects, despite also valuing Killing Techniques, mostly switched to cultivating the techniques of the Three Religions to cultivate their temperament and nature, only then succeeding in their breakthrough.

People like Bai Yuan, who broke through without ever having cultivated the Inner Strength techniques of the Three Religions, were few and far between.

Not to mention, Bai Yuan cultivated all techniques, and his internal power was frighteningly immense. Converting such a vast amount of internal power into sensing power was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But once he broke through, his killing power would also be terrifyingly strong.

Dong Wanjun was the best example.

Otherwise, even if the Northern Garrison Army was not what it once was, they would not have let someone who had only broken through to the Sensing stage a few years ago take on a position as crucial as the Grand General of the North.

Old Dong’s combat prowess did not disappoint either. It was said he was wreaking havoc in Xiangzhou.

Bai Yuan carefully perceived the changes in the aura around his body.

’Sensing power is indeed more profound than internal power.’

In truth, sensing power was just a more easily controlled form of internal power.

A Martial Artist at the Sensing Pass could use sensing power to a sublime degree. Its most common application was to disperse it into the surroundings to form a "sensing domain," thereby perceiving all changes in the vicinity.

Sensing power naturally became the five senses of a Sensing Pass Martial Artist.

This was also the fundamental reason for the powerful perception of a Sensing Grandmaster.

If internal power was a knife, then sensing power was a thread—a thread that could be changed at will, shaped by the Martial Artist in any way they pleased.

At that moment, the old Daoist living in the room opposite Bai Yuan’s suddenly opened his eyes.

A smile touched the corners of his mouth.

’Sensing...’

The old Daoist’s eyes were filled with astonishment. He hadn’t expected Bai Yuan to break through the Sensing Pass so quickly.

One must know, Dong Wanjun was already sixty years old when he broke through to the Sensing stage, while Bai Yuan was just thirty. What terrifying talent!

The surprise on the old Daoist’s face grew.

The amount of Bai Yuan’s sensing power was far greater than he had imagined. Having just broken through, the quantity was already comparable to that of most veteran Martial Artists.

He had long heard that this Lord Bai could kill Sensing-level experts while being at a lower stage. Now it seemed that was true.

Gradually, the patrons in the inn also felt a change.

It was an invisible pressure. While it wasn’t enough to injure them, it made their breathing gradually grow heavy.

Just then, a young man with a sabre at his side strode into the inn.

The moment he entered, his expression froze, and he stared upstairs in disbelief.

This person was none other than Yang Fangyu.

He couldn’t help but swallow.

"Holy hell, this kid is actually breaking through?!"

"Don’t tell me I’m going to have to call him ’Senior’ from now on?!"

Yang Fangyu himself was a Sensing Martial Artist, so he was naturally extremely familiar with sensing power.

The moment he stepped into the inn, he felt the dense sensing power that permeated the building.

Yang Fangyu quickly walked upstairs.

Just as he neared Bai Yuan’s door, he saw an old Daoist standing in front of it.

"Daoist."

Seeing the old Daoist, Yang Fangyu bowed respectfully.

He had already learned of this old Daoist’s existence from Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan had told Yang Fangyu about him precisely to prevent him from offending the old Daoist out of ignorance. The old Daoist’s cultivation was unfathomably deep, and the consequences would be unpredictable.

The old Daoist merely glanced at Yang Fangyu. "Have everyone in the inn leave."

"Yes!"

With Bai Yuan’s prior warning, how could Yang Fangyu dare to disobey the old Daoist? He immediately scampered downstairs.

He found Shopkeeper Pang.

Shopkeeper Pang of the Peach Fragrance Inn naturally recognized this official from Huanglong Prefecture.

For Shopkeeper Pang to be able to run an inn in Huanglong City, he naturally had his own methods for handling situations.

He went to the patrons.

For those he knew, he’d call in a favor and promise their next meal would be free. For strangers, he’d just waive their bill. If that didn’t work, he’d offer them money. And if he encountered any stubborn ones, an expert from the Divine Mansion Sect would naturally go "negotiate."

In less than a quarter of an hour, not a single patron could be seen in the entire Peach Fragrance Inn.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Yang Fangyu turned and went back to Bai Yuan’s room.

The surprise in his eyes grew even greater.

"This... How can the sensing power be so abundant? Did he really just break through?!"

Yang Fangyu recalled his own breakthrough. The amount of sensing power he had then was probably less than ten percent of Bai Yuan’s.

Truly terrifying!

At least among all the people Yang Fangyu had ever seen, Bai Yuan was number one.

The old Daoist also watched with extreme seriousness.

He too was shocked by the sheer amount of Bai Yuan’s sensing power.

"What a ’mastery of all techniques.’ Invincible upon breakthrough."

The old Daoist knew that many factions in the world were attempting this path of mastering all techniques.

The Li Royal Family, for example, had many such people.

These people had been eating Spirit Medicines like candy since childhood, breaking through the Blood Refining Pass when they were still young children—an absurd feat.

But after breaking through to the "Entering Strength" stage, their progress would slow down significantly. Most of them would even be unable to break through to the Sensing stage in their entire lifetime.

The reason the Li Royal Family did this was to reproduce the path of the Grand Ancestor Emperor of old.

According to legend, the Grand Ancestor Emperor Xuanyang, who founded a millennium-long dynasty, was one who walked the path of mastering all techniques and proving his Dao through strength, ultimately achieving the Martial Saint Realm.

Unfortunately, just practicing a single cultivation technique was enough to make most Martial Artists waste decades of their lives, let alone mastering all techniques.

But comprehension, unlike bone structure, couldn’t be judged by touch. The difference could only be seen after one began to practice the techniques.

Therefore, the Li Family had spent immense effort to find members of the Royal Family who possessed both excellent comprehension and bone structure.

Yet the Bai Yuan before them was in no way inferior to the geniuses meticulously cultivated by the Li Royal Family—he might even be stronger!

’This is what you call a true genius?!’

The next moment, the dense sensing power that had been lingering in the inn abruptly vanished.

’He succeeded!’