Longevity, starting from raising chickens

Yuntian Dojo.

Qianguang Cave.

Wang Ba and the purple-robed youth stood at the entrance of the cave, and heard the purple-robed youth sigh:
"This is the place where our ancestors retreated and achieved breakthroughs. It is the gathering place of all the spiritual talents of this world, and contains the insights and ideas of countless predecessors when they achieved breakthroughs. Throughout the ages, only the cultivators in the sect who are expected to achieve a Mahayana breakthrough can retreat here..."

Wang Ba's expression was moved, and he said quickly:

"It is so precious, how can I enter it?"

The purple-robed youth heard this and smiled slightly, looking at Wang Ba and said:
"Fellow Daoist, you are joking. If you have no hope of becoming a great master with your background, who else can enter this place?"

"However, you are not from my sect after all. Although I can make an exception for you, I can't go too far. Three days is the limit. After three days, I will come in person to welcome you and congratulate you on your great achievement!"

"Three days..."

Wang Ba hesitated for a moment, nodded and said:

"In that case, I will be shameless."

The purple-robed youth smiled slightly:
"please."

Wang Ba did not hesitate and walked into the cave.

The cave entrance is closed, but after walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly opens up and there is a world inside.

The sky shone, and only the stone cushion fell under the sky light.

I walked towards it and looked up. It seemed like an empty well with myself standing at the bottom.

Outside the 'well mouth', one can actually see the brilliance of countless realms, like twinkling stars, and one may gain some enlightenment.

His eyes shifted slightly, and he saw countless divine patterns emerging on the four walls, as if they were written by different people, some with just a few strokes, some with a few hasty words, and some with unrestrained and free-flowing strokes.

"I have been in seclusion for a thousand years, and finally made a breakthrough, and have reached the Mahayana stage! Today I realized a wonderful method, which is like a meteor..."

"Time outside the world is precious, and who can control the birth and death of the world..."

"Empty upon emptiness, nothing upon nothing, nothing upon nothing, until there is nothing left, and that is when it reaches its limit..."

Either it is expressed in words, or the meaning comes before the text.

But most of them are beyond description.

This is because the Tao is profound and difficult to describe, just as it is said that words are finite but meaning is infinite. This means that if you say it, it will be wrong, and if you think about it, it will be fallacious.

Only the mind and spirit are merged, as if spanning thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years... Wandering in the long river of wisdom, accumulation, and the collision of the great Dao where countless predecessors have been meditating for thousands and tens of thousands of years and finally found a way out, traveling freely, sharing their voices, sorrows, and joys.

He seemed to see overlapping human figures on the cushion.

Either thinking hard, or laughing out loud, or getting up and tossing around, or looking up and down with no regrets.

At this moment, Wang Ba had already sunk into the vast insights behind the fragmentary words and sentences accumulated by countless previous generations of Yuntian Sect cultivators, which seemed to be sudden inspirations but were actually the accumulation of their entire lives.

What I have learned, practiced, seen, heard, thought and imagined along the way all unexpectedly collided and blended with these insights.

It was like a furnace, throwing all of this into it, and the fire was blazing!

"The path of cultivation encompasses everything."

"The sun and moon, ice, frost, wind and snow, or the five elements, yin and yang, thunder, rain and dew, this is called Tao."

"The sorrows and joys of the world, the earth, fire, water, and wind, are calm and unmoved, or wild and unbridled. This is also called the Tao."

"The falling of grass and trees, the flying of birds and beasts, all these things exist in heaven and earth, and also exist beyond heaven. This is also called Tao."

“All things are forms, and I am the root. Whether I open my eyes or close them, everything is born and dies with me.”

"No, this is the way of ordinary cultivation, not my way of cultivation..."

Wang Ba quickly shook his head, cutting off this level of comprehension. Then wisdom burst out from his mind, and inspiration surged like a spring:
"I am not myself, but emptiness. All things flow and eventually return to the wasteland. Only by not choosing the self can one achieve greatness..."

Thinking of this, I felt even happier.

The many methods and essences that he had cultivated in the past, such as taming beasts, swordsmanship, spiritual food, yin and yang, the five elements, wind, thunder, ice and stars, divine patterns and rituals, etc., have finally found their home now.

At this moment, Wang Ba's soul slowly faded away.

He no longer looked like the young man he had before, but instead gradually turned into a void that was neither black nor white.

Many Taoist treasures fell into this piece of primordial spirit void, like starlight embellishing it.

However, it no longer bore the pressure of the Dao treasure. Instead, it was like a black hole, constantly absorbing the subtle spiritual ideas and Dao thoughts around it, nourishing and growing it.

Everything is empty, therefore it is boundless and infinite, and everything can be used.

Feel the changes in the soul.

Wang Ba felt a sense of joy in his heart:
"All phenomena are like thousands of rivers, and all rivers return to their origin."

"So we call this Yuanshen method 'All Streams Return to the Root'."

next moment.

A voice suddenly sounded outside:
"Fellow Taoist Taiyi, the celebration banquet has arrived, please come out of retreat."

Wang Ba's mind was shocked, and he immediately came out of that mysterious state.

Looking down, the futon was still the futon, quietly lying under the sunlight.

The walls of the patio were all rugged, but there were no divine patterns on them.

Everything seems like a dream, yet everything is still vivid in my mind.

Wang Bawei took two steps back, bowed respectfully to the cushion, then turned around and strode outside, answering loudly:
"Brother Bai Dao, here I come."

……

"Fellow Taoist Taiyi, the past three days have been spent preparing a celebration banquet. It just so happens that we haven't hosted a welcoming banquet for you yet, so we'll host one together now."

The purple-robed young man walked with Wang Ba with a smile. On both sides of him, there were not only the purple-robed young man, but also three cultivators in the late stage of tribulation. One of them was a cultivator from the Yuntian Sect, and the other two were also fellow practitioners who came to provide support from outside, but they belonged to different realms.

At this moment, he was also talking and laughing to Wang Ba, and it was obvious that he regarded Wang Ba as a being of the same level.

Although there is still an overwhelming gap in realm and strength between them, as long as Wang Ba breaks through in the future, this gap will be quickly eliminated. It is better to help someone in need than to add icing on the cake. Although Wang Ba is not in the snow now, it is worse than waiting for Wang Ba to achieve great success before making friends with him.

This truth can be easily understood if you just think about it.

Wang Ba did not neglect it, but after hearing what Master Bai said, he still hesitated a little:
"Shame on you, it's just a small victory, it doesn't help the overall situation. Wouldn't it be too much of a fuss and make people lose their vigilance?"

The purple-robed youth smiled gently upon hearing this.

A monk next to him laughed and said:
"Taiyi Daoist, what you said is wrong. The previous battle was not a small victory, but a big victory. Daoist, with your own strength, defeated five great Bodhisattvas in a row, swept away the decadent atmosphere, and made everyone below see clearly that although the Supreme True Buddha is powerful, he is not invincible. Most of the people here are like us who came to support, so confidence is the most important. As long as people's hearts are stable and the general situation does not collapse, there is hope for everything. Therefore, this is naturally not a small victory."

Hearing this, the purple-robed youth nodded approvingly and replied, "Fellow Daoist Er is right. Human hearts are like water. If they cannot be condensed into one body, once an external force comes, they will flow away. But if they are condensed into an ice cone, they will be invincible...Fellow Daoist Taiyi, in this battle, you were able to turn everyone's water into ice. How can this not be considered a great victory?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Ba could only bow helplessly:

"Then I'll follow your instructions, Brother Dao."

Everyone laughed when they saw this.

"By the way, you won five games in a row before, and the Yunbei accumulated 1.4 billion. I have also asked someone to leave all the things you liked in the treasury for you."

The purple-robed youth suddenly transmitted a message.

Wang Ba was slightly startled, then smiled and nodded, and replied:

"Thank you, Brother Dao."

He had many considerations behind his generous gift of six top-grade Taoist treasures to the other party.

Firstly, he knew clearly that even if Master Bai accepted the gifts, he would not be able to accept them all due to various circumstances. Therefore, he had to leave room for the other party to express his feelings. This was why he gave six items instead of just two or three. This not only expressed his gratitude to the other party for his help, but also left room for the other party, thus achieving the best of both worlds.

Secondly, a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Now that he has defeated five Bodhisattvas in a row, he is quite popular and some people may not dare to pay attention to him. However, times have changed. After this wave of popularity has passed, his collection of top-grade Taoist treasures may attract other people's attention. It is easier to dodge an open attack than to guard against an arrow from the dark. It is always a good thing to have fewer prying eyes. Therefore, as soon as he finished fighting, he gave away all the six Taoist treasures he had obtained in front of everyone outside the world. This not only deepened his connection with the Yuntian Realm, but also reduced his own weight.

As for the third reason, although these top-grade Taoist treasures are precious, he really cannot use them. If he leaves them to Xiaocangjie, he doesn't know when they will come in handy. And if he exchanges them for Yunbei, the price is not that high, it would be faster for him to go into battle and fight those Bodhisattvas.

On the contrary, giving it to the Yuntian Realm would have many benefits, so why not do it?

Of course, there is also a sense of impartiality.

What he didn't expect was that Master Bai's reward would come so quickly.

Taking him into the Qianguang Cave of the Yuntian Sect and helping him comprehend the soul method "All Streams Return to the Root" can be said to be one of the biggest gains of this trip.

As for the treasures left for him in the treasury, they were also some of the side benefits of his friendship with the Yuntian Sect.

On the contrary, he no longer cares about the amount of Yunbei.

Several people chatted and laughed as they headed towards the banquet.

Along the way, they saw many cultivators bowing to Wang Ba and the purple-robed young man, especially Wang Ba.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, he would probably be panicked when encountering such a situation, but Wang Ba is the lord of a world after all, and has experienced a lot. Although the ranks of the cultivators here are extremely high, to him, he just takes it lightly. He responds calmly and with a warm attitude, making people feel close to him.

The atmosphere in the dojo was no longer as tense as before, as if a war was about to break out.
A bit of relaxation and pleasure.

However, Wang Ba also noticed that the defenses at the corners of the Taoist temple had not decreased but increased a lot. It was obvious that the Yuntian Sect had never relaxed its vigilance against the Supreme True Buddha.

This made Wang Ba feel a little relieved.

However, noticing that the number of monks in the dojo far exceeded that before, he became a little worried:
"Brother Bai Dao, could it be that all the cultivators in the realm are here too?"

The purple-robed youth nodded and said:
"Yes, all the sects in the realm are helping to guard the realm nodes in their respective places. They have been tense and exhausted over the years. Since we have to celebrate this great victory, we can't just let them stand there and watch us drink and celebrate. So I sent everyone to come over so that the whole realm can celebrate together."

"Isn't this a bit too grand? What if we mess things up..."

Wang Ba couldn't help but question again, but he didn't say it out loud, instead he asked through voice transmission.

Hearing Wang Ba's concerns, the purple-robed youth smiled and said:

"It's okay. Even if the Supreme Buddha attacks, we are all cultivators and can return to our guarding place in a moment. And since not all of them will come, there's no need to worry."

After hearing this, Wang Ba nodded slightly.

Don’t think too much about it.

He immediately followed the purple-robed young man and went straight to the banquet.

The banquet was held on a group of peaks in the center of the dojo. Because there were so many people, the tops of the peaks were flattened, with the largest peak in the middle as the main venue and the other peaks surrounding it.

Now that he has come out of seclusion, many monks have also entered the venue one after another.

Those who are at the stage of Lianxu, Heti and Dujie are all on the main peak, and other outstanding talents such as Huashen and Yuanying are also invited and sit on the periphery.

Seeing such a grand scene, Wang Ba was also quite surprised.

Seeing Wang Ba entering, many cultivators came forward. Wang Ba suppressed his surprise, responded to each one with a smile on his face. While speaking, he suddenly felt something in his heart, and subconsciously turned his head to look, and then was stunned.

Amid the bustling crowd, he suddenly saw a familiar moon-white figure standing next to Chen Zhongqi and a somewhat familiar young man in ochre clothes. With a slightly indifferent face, he was looking at him with the same astonishment.

"Grandmaster Granduncle?"

The man was also stunned, then he said in surprise and joy:

"You...Wang Ba?!"

Wang Ba hurriedly apologized to the monks around him, then stepped out of the crowd and looked at the Taoist in front of him with surprise. The Taoist was wearing a moon-white robe and had white hair and a jade hairpin.

Some of it is unexpected, yet it is reasonable.

After an absence of more than two thousand years, across the land of immortals and the sea of ​​chaos, and traveling countless tens of thousands of miles, he finally saw the familiar seniors of the sect in this Yuntian Realm.

This Taoist was none other than Hui Yunzi.

At this moment, he was looking at Wang Ba in disbelief. The joy in his heart was beyond words, but he was both happy and worried. As Chen Zhongqi and another young man in ochre clothes stared at him, he took a step forward, grabbed Wang Ba's arm, and whispered quickly:

"You have ascended as well? How is the Xiaocang Realm now? Has the problem of the shortage of Chaos Essence been solved? How is the sect doing now?"

When the monks around saw this scene, they were all shocked!

A cultivator who had just entered the stage of integration was so bold as to pull the sleeve of Taoist Taiyi.

Fortunately, everyone had good eyesight and they immediately saw the ripples in Taiyi Zhenren's eyes. It was obvious that the two knew each other. They immediately kept silent, but they were really curious in their hearts. How could a great tribulation-crossing master like Taiyi Zhenren be related to a fusion cultivator? Looking at the difference in their cultivation levels, could it be that this fusion cultivator was the descendant of Taiyi Zhenren?

Wang Ba naturally didn't know that the monks around him had already imagined so many possibilities, so he carefully retracted his protective light to avoid hurting Hui Yunzi. At the same time, when he heard Hui Yunzi's series of questions, he was speechless for a moment. He had experienced too much along the way and he really didn't know where to start.

Before he could answer, Hui Yunzi was only concerned and confused. Now that the suppressed emotions in her heart were pouring out, he quickly came to his senses, leaned back slightly, stared at Wang Ba, looked him up and down, his expression changed slightly, and then glanced at the many figures behind Wang Ba who were looking here with condensed auras. Finally, he vaguely realized something, and a touch of shock appeared in his eyes:
"No... You, you are Taiyi Zhenren?!"

Wang Hao shook his head slightly:

"Grandmaster, please just call me by my real name."

Although it was a denial, how could Hui Yunzi not hear the tacit consent in Wang Ba's words.

My heart was shaken.

Wang Ba shifted his gaze slightly and looked behind Hui Yunzi, where there was a young man in ochre clothes who was also looking at him with surprise and curiosity. Looking at the other person's face, Wang Ba's heart moved slightly, and he had already guessed the other person's identity.

Hui Yunzi also hurriedly introduced at this time:

"This is the Patriarch Qitian." (End of this chapter)