Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 990 Enlightenment in the Immortal Realm, Successive Breakthroughs!
"Not bad!" Zhou Xun nodded.

"The human realm was seized by that ancient soul-devouring beast, leaving the spiritual energy of heaven and earth thin and the laws of the Great Dao obscure and unclear."

"The abundance of spiritual energy and the activity of laws here make it much easier to break through to the Nascent Soul stage!"

"With your talents, fellow Daoists, breaking through to higher levels should be as easy as eating and drinking in the future!"

Yama, the Heavenly Lord of Hell, was filled with emotion, his heroic face etched with感慨 (gǎnkǎi, deep feelings).

Feeling the pure primordial energy in the air that could be absorbed into his body without needing to be refined, his voice was loud yet tinged with a sigh:

"Brother Zhou is absolutely right!"

"I wasted a thousand years in the mortal realm, barely managing to become a god after countless near-death experiences. If I had come to this celestial realm sooner, I wouldn't be in this predicament!"

He surveyed the vast sea, a fierce fighting spirit igniting in his bloodshot eyes:

"But it's not too late now! With this treasure land, I'll definitely see the scenery of the mid-to-late Nascent Soul stage in the future!"

Although Yun Kutianjun did not speak, his usually calm face showed a slight change in expression. He silently chanted Buddhist mantras, and his body was surrounded by a light golden Buddhist light and rich primordial energy.

Heavenly Gift True Monarch felt the elation and excitement of the Nascent Soul, and his voice trembled:
"Brother, this place is truly an unparalleled sacred ground for cultivation! The bottleneck that has trapped me in the late-stage Nascent Soul realm for hundreds of years seems... seems to be loosening!"

Iron Mountain True Lord sat cross-legged on the dragon's back and said in a deep voice:

"It was worth training here!"

Thunder Prison True Monarch's body crackled with lightning, resonating with the active lightning-attribute spiritual energy in the air:
"The power of thunder here is abundant and pure! Brother Zhou, I will remember this kindness!"

Nine Swords True Monarch pointed his fingers like swords, sensing the omnipresent laws of heaven and earth, his eyes blazing with sword intent.

Wang Erniu scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly.
"Brother, this place is great! The spiritual energy is abundant, and the space is vast. We'll never have to worry about finding a place to spar again!"

The Purple-Radiant Demon Emperor took a deep breath, his demonic energy merging with the primordial energy of heaven and earth, feeling completely refreshed.

"I will never forget Fellow Daoist Zhou's kindness in guiding us! From now on, all the demons under my command will follow your lead!"

Everyone spoke up, filled with gratitude and excitement.

The shock and joy brought by the huge contrast between coming from the "barren" land of the human world to the "fertile" land of the immortal world are indescribable.

They knew that a broader and brighter path had been laid out before them!

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun smiled faintly, having anticipated the reactions of the crowd.

He then ordered Xiao Jin to set off, leading everyone to speed ahead.

Along the way, Zhou Xun began to tell everyone about the Immortal Realm and this region, to facilitate their future actions.
"The Immortal Realm is vast, with three thousand Dao Provinces. Below the Dao Provinces are Immortal Domains. The place we are in now is the Northern Bright Immortal Domain!"

"Could it be that the Northern Bright Immortal Realm, like my South Sea, is a sea region?" the Purple-Radiant Demon Emperor asked curiously.

Zhou Xun shook his head, not laughing at the words of the Purple-Radiant Demon Emperor.
He opened his mouth and explained:

"The place we are in is not the ocean, but a lake called Wandao Lake!"

"This is one of the largest inland lakes in the Northern Bright Immortal Realm, covering an area of ​​billions of miles,"

"what!"

"This is impossible!"

As soon as Zhou Xun finished speaking, everyone erupted in chaos, their faces filled with extreme shock and disbelief!

"Surrounded by billions of miles, this is merely a lake?" The Heavenly Gift True Monarch's voice trembled as he pointed to the boundless blue waves below.
His lips trembled, as if he had heard the most absurd thing in the world.

"Our human realm stretches from east to west and from north to south; all the land and sea combined are probably only about this size!"

Iron Mountain True Lord suddenly stood up from the dragon's back, his copper bell-like eyes wide open, staring intently at the vast waters below.
"Billions of miles away, and it's still just a lake?"

He rubbed his eyes hard, as if trying to confirm whether he was in some kind of hallucination.

"Gudong."

Wang Erniu swallowed hard and muttered:
"Brother, this lake is way too big! Even the South China Sea in our human realm probably isn't this size!"

Even the usually aloof Liu Bai frowned slightly, his sharp gaze sweeping across the horizon where the water met the sky, as if trying to measure the lake's boundaries, before finally letting out a soft sigh:
"Like a frog at the bottom of a well, only today do I realize how vast the world is."

"Damn it! I've really seen something amazing today!"

The crowd chimed in with their own opinions, exclamations of surprise, doubts, and sighs rising and falling.

Having come from the human realm to the immortal realm, they thought they were mentally prepared, but the first piece of news they heard completely overturned their understanding.

"Not only that!" Zhou Xun, seemingly oblivious to the crowd's reaction, continued his explanation.
"It is said that in ancient times, Wandao Lake did not exist; this area was still land. Later, a great battle took place between powerful cultivators,"

"It literally sank the land, creating a huge depression, which then developed over countless years,"

"This formed the Wandao Lake!"

"The power of one person created the Wandao Lake, which spans billions of square kilometers. I wonder what level of power such a person possesses!"

"If only we could have such abilities someday!"

A longing gleamed in Yama's blood-red eyes, and a rare look of anticipation appeared on his rugged face.

He gazed at the vast expanse of water beneath his feet, as if he could imagine the scene of that earth-shattering battle from back then.

He loved making friends with powerful people throughout his life, so how could he not yearn for it upon hearing such news?

"yes."

Liu Bai stood with his hands behind his back, his white robes fluttering gently in the sea breeze. His cool gaze swept over the scattered islands of Wandao Lake, his tone tinged with self-mockery:

"Previously revered in the human realm, it now seems that he was truly a frog in a well."

He shook his head slightly.

The others were the same; they simply couldn't imagine what an astonishing phenomenon that was.

The rest of the days were spent listening to Zhou Xun's narration.
this day,
Suddenly, rainbow bridges appeared across the sea ahead, stretching from heaven to earth.

The rainbow was not an ordinary sight; it was formed by countless tiny points of light, each bridge of light thousands of feet wide, stretching across the sky like a ribbon descending from heaven.

Most amazingly, these rainbows are not static, but rather flow slowly through the sea of ​​clouds.

The colorful rays of light constantly change as they move, sometimes as fiery as flames, sometimes as gentle as flowing water.

Even more amazingly, when two rainbows meet, they collide to create dazzling starlight, like thousands of fireflies dancing in the air.

"Big brother, what is this!" Wang Erniu's eyes widened, reflecting the glow of the sunset.

The others also showed signs of intoxication.
"This is one of the three wonders of Wandao Lake, the 'Wandao Fairy Rainbow'!" Zhou Xun explained calmly.
I had the pleasure of seeing it once before when I first visited Wandao Lake, and this is my second time!
"Legend has it that only those with great fortune can witness this scene. Today, we can see that you fellow Daoists are all people with great fortune!"

Zhou Xun sighed, but these words came from the bottom of his heart. As soon as he said this, everyone felt a surge of pride in their hearts, and an unprecedented ambition stirred within them.

Yes!

They were able to stand out in the human realm, where spiritual energy was scarce and the Great Dao was obscure, and achieve the Nascent Soul stage or even the Deity Transformation stage.
Which one of them isn't exceptionally talented and resolute?
Now that we have come to this immortal realm, which is ten or a hundred times more abundant in resources and has clear laws, it is like a dragon returning to the sea or a tiger entering the deep mountains. How can we not make great achievements?

Gazing upon the magnificent, radiant "Myriad Islands Rainbow" stretching across the heavens and earth, and listening to Zhou Xun's words about "great fortune," a thought involuntarily arose in everyone's minds:
Perhaps, this strange phenomenon is a sign that they are coming to welcome this group of "variables" from the human world!

Just as my heart was pounding with excitement, a sudden change occurred!

The Heavenly Gifted True Lord, who had been gazing intently at the swirling glow of the sunset, suddenly shuddered.
His eyes instantly became empty and deep, as if his soul had been ripped away and entered some mysterious realm.

His aura became unstable, and the bottleneck that had kept him stuck at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage for many years suddenly loosened violently at this moment.

“This is… an epiphany?!” Liu Bai’s eyes narrowed, and he said in a low voice.

Almost at the same time that the Heavenly Gifted True Lord entered into a state of enlightenment,

The Heavenly One True Monarch beside him also trembled slightly, his eyes fixed on the dazzling starlight emanating from the confluence of the rainbows.
Countless runes seemed to appear and disappear in his eyes, and he muttered to himself unconsciously, as if he had glimpsed some kind of ultimate truth in the changing light and shadow.

On the other side, the Purple-Radiant Demon Emperor even revealed some of its true form characteristics.
He closed his eyes, a look of rapture on his face, clearly having seized this rare opportunity.

The most surprising one was Yun Ku Tian Jun.

This highly accomplished Buddhist monk did not look at the strange phenomenon in the sky. Instead, he lowered his head, clasped his hands together, and spoke Buddhist scriptures in a barely audible voice.

However, the pale golden light emanating from him blended seamlessly with the rainbow glow, not only not being obscured, but becoming even more dazzling and solemn, as if coated with a layer of seven-colored glaze.

His breathing was deep and his appearance solemn, clearly indicating that he had entered a deeper level of meditative enlightenment.

The four powerful individuals almost simultaneously entered a state of enlightenment that is rare and precious!
Upon seeing this, the others were initially stunned, but then their faces revealed undisguised envy.

A sudden realization!
This is an opportunity that countless cultivators dream of but cannot obtain!

A single moment of enlightenment can be worth more than decades or even centuries of arduous practice, and can help one break through bottlenecks and understand the path ahead!

"Silence!"

Zhou Xun reacted the fastest, immediately transmitting his voice to everyone and simultaneously signaling the little golden dragon beneath his feet to slow down and fly as smoothly as possible.

Liu Bai, Yanmo Tianjun, and the others immediately understood, and they all concealed their auras, tacitly spreading out to surround the four people who were in a state of enlightenment, spontaneously protecting them.

Time passes slowly in silence.

The group sat cross-legged on the broad back of the dragon, bathed in flowing, seven-colored light, while the others acted as protectors.
While digesting their experiences and shocks upon arriving in the Immortal Realm, they also felt the Dao rhythm that was completely different from that of the mortal world.

Soon, half a month passed quietly.

On this day, the three—Heavenly Gift True Monarch, Heavenly One True Monarch, and Purple Illumination Demon Emperor—soon opened their eyes as their bodies trembled slightly.

The three men's eyes shone with a restrained divine light, yet they exuded an unfathomable aura. They emanated a mysterious and profound presence, as if they were even more in harmony with this world.

In particular, the harmonious aura emanating from them was significantly stronger than it had been half a month ago, indicating that they had gained a great deal from this enlightenment.

"Brother Ji, how was it? Did you have a great harvest?"

Iron Mountain True Lord couldn't help but ask, his eyes full of concern and curiosity.

The Heavenly Gifted True Lord exhaled a long breath, his face filled with barely suppressed joy:
"The Immortal Realm... is indeed extraordinary! Observing this wonder of heaven and earth, many of the obstacles that were previously incomprehensible to me have suddenly become clear! The path ahead is now clear!"

His tone was full of confidence.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing this, Yama, the Heavenly Lord of Hell, let out a loud laugh, his blood-red eyes flashing with a sharp light.
"Judging from the demeanor of the three of you, Brother Ji, you have probably already taken the most crucial step and truly reached the level of Nascent Soul!"

"We just need to find a safe place to go into seclusion and cultivate for ten or twenty years to properly digest these insights. At that time... we'll probably have to change how we address you three as 'Heavenly Lords'!"

Yama, the Heavenly Lord of the Underworld, had a keen eye and could tell at a glance that the three Heavenly Lords had already reached the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage.

Upon hearing this, the three, including Tianci Zhenjun, all saw affirmation and excitement in each other's eyes.

At this moment, the three of them turned around at the same time.
Facing Zhou Xun with a solemn expression, he then bowed deeply to the ground!
"Fellow Daoist Zhou/Brother Zhou, you guided us and helped us obtain this opportunity. This is a great kindness in helping us achieve the Dao! We will never forget it!" The three people spoke solemnly, filled with heartfelt gratitude.

They know very well that

If Zhou Xun hadn't brought them to the Immortal Realm and shown them such a wondrous sight, they would never have had the chance to seize this opportunity for enlightenment.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun gently flicked his sleeve, and a soft yet irresistible force lifted the three of them up.

"You three are too kind," Zhou Xun said calmly.
"The matter of sudden enlightenment is mysterious and profound. It mainly depends on your own accumulation and understanding. I, Zhou, merely happened to be there and provided some convenience. I am not worthy of such a great gift."

He spoke casually,
But everyone knew in their hearts that without Zhou Xun, all of this was just empty talk.

After a moment's thought, Zhou Xun flipped his hand, and several jade slips radiating a warm luster appeared in his palm.

"Since the three of you have reached the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage, I have some insights and precautions on the Nascent Soul stage that I collected in my early years. They may be of some benefit to your upcoming seclusion. So I will give them to you."

As he spoke, he took out an ancient and profound jade slip and offered it to the three of them for copying.

Other Nascent Soul cultivators, including Lei Yu Zhenjun, Jiu Jian Zhenjun, Tie Shan Zhenjun, and Wang Erniu, also stepped forward.

"These are some general insights and observations about the breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage. You may find them helpful."

The group took the jade slips and scanned them briefly with their divine senses.
They then realized that the contents were extremely precious, far exceeding any inheritance they had ever encountered in the human world.

"Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Zhou!" Everyone bowed and expressed their gratitude.
Zhou Xun waved his hand, indicating that everyone didn't need to be so polite.

For the rest of the time, he simply stayed on the dragon's back, combining his own experience with the records in the jade slip.

He explained the path to becoming a deity in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

The key aspects include various techniques, tests of inner demons, the refinement of magical power, and the perception of artistic conception.

He spoke in great detail, and everyone listened intently.

Even Liu Bai and Yama, who had already reached the level of gods, felt enlightened and nodded from time to time.

In the days that followed, this sea area seemed to become their mobile training ground.

Perhaps stimulated by the sudden enlightenment of Tianci Zhenjun and others, or perhaps the combination of the environment and Zhou Xun's sermon produced a wonderful effect,
One after another, people in the group fell into deep reflection.

Even the Iron Mountain True Monarch, who had been stuck in the early Nascent Soul stage for many years,
One day, while listening to Zhou Xun explain the way of merging physical body and magical power, he was struck by a sudden inspiration. His blood and qi surged throughout his body, and his aura suddenly soared, allowing him to break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm in one fell swoop!
It was exhilarating for everyone.

Before I knew it, another half a month had passed.

On this day, Yun Kutianjun, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly experienced a violent fluctuation in his aura without any warning!

(End of this chapter)