Taoist Master Xuanhuang

Everyone says he is the founder of unorthodox schools, but how could he be the founder of unorthodox schools?
Why can it inspire cultivators who use skills to attain enlightenment to practice?
His main ability is the ability to enter the cycle of dreams, making him a master of illusion.

After casting the illusion, his ability will bring in a highly skilled person, who will then use Zuo Qiuming's power and the highly skilled person's vision to experience a dreamlike reincarnation.

Afterwards, Zuo Qiuming gained a cycle of life and death through this person, while those with profound skills obtained the Dao of Creation in Dreams based on Zuo Qiuming's talent.

After waking from the dream, Zuoqiu's spirit returned, and he sorted out his insights from this great dream cycle. The method created in the dream from the perspective of a highly skilled person became his insights.

Therefore, his ability to become the founder of unorthodox schools stemmed from his insights.

Of course, not just anyone can do it; only someone with exceptional skill, someone who has reached a state of perfection, can do it.

Even if Zuo Qiuming guided someone into a dream, it would be impossible for that person, who has no background knowledge and knows nothing about the Dao, to attain enlightenment in a dream.

"What senior? It's just that we've taken a few more steps. There are still many more difficulties to overcome in the future. Let's encourage each other and work together."

He was very modest in response to Peng Yue's politeness.

Speaking of this, Zuo Qiuming said, "I wonder how Fellow Daoist Corpse Retriever is doing? It's been over thirty years, and you still haven't succeeded?"

The four of them—Peng Yue, Zuo Qiuming, Lü Dongbin, and the corpse retriever—were once an inseparable quartet.

Four saints who were the first to forge their own paths.

Strictly speaking, those who retrieve corpses are the pioneers for everyone; it is through their efforts and attempts that they have made their future exploration possible.

Of the four people at the beginning, all of them had names and surnames, except for the corpse retriever. He was a collection of fantasy figures, with the lowest starting point.

Although both are fourth-tier True Kings, there are differences between True Kings.

Therefore, the corpse retriever, though slow, took the initiative and constantly explored and experimented, beginning his journey of reincarnation with the main world as his core goal.

This action affected all three of them.

Currently, Lü Dongbin travels all over the world, leaving behind sword monuments in many places.

Each sword monument is not only the beginning of the way of the sword, but also the best manifestation of gathering the world's fortune and merit.

Those cultivators who embark on the path of swordsmanship because of his sword monument will inscribe their insights on the monument after they have mastered their skills. In other words, all those who have embarked on cultivation through Lü Dongbin's methods will give back to him.

Over the years, he has traveled to various places and guided countless cultivators onto the path of swordsmanship.

The insights and fortune that followed have helped Lü Dongbin also reach the level of a fifth-tier Venerable.

In the cultivation world, sword cultivators have become a group of considerable strength, and have already rivaled the former prowess of saber cultivators.

Lü Dongbin's sword technique and sword stele were first placed on the sacred land of Qingyun Mountain, where many extraordinary sword masters and geniuses were born.

Then he would leave his own sword monument wherever cultivators gathered.

Although these people are unable to settle in Qingyun Mountain or even Nanshi due to their talent and strength, they can still make a difference by pooling their resources.

Everyone has heard this legend.

Legend has it that the sword ancestor Lü Dongbin left a sword stele on Qingyun Mountain, inspiring many fellow Daoists to embark on the path of swordsmanship.

Now, the great love and selflessness of the late Lü Dongbin has left a sword stele in his hometown, which is a great opportunity.

The only privilege that can rival the sacred site of Qingyun Mountain.

Therefore, whenever Lü Dongbin left a sword stele in a city, it would cause a sensation, and countless cultivators from that place would come to try and comprehend it, regardless of whether they could learn it or not.

It's as if you're not qualified to have a place in this city if you don't come and experience it; it's a very high-level pursuit.

Lü Dongbin succeeded by focusing on the high-end luxury route.

These monks who came to observe may have been driven by curiosity or a desire to save face, but that doesn't matter.

The important thing is the good fortune brought by the gathering of experts to observe.

Furthermore, some people are not suited for the path of Kendo, while others are very suited for it.

The sword steles left by Lü Dongbin in various places did indeed give rise to many swordsmanship geniuses.

The most famous are the Sword Saint, the Sword Master, and the Sword Immortal.

With a sword ancestor like Lü Dongbin around, the fact that they dared to use such a nickname speaks volumes about the sword geniuses of the three of them.

Calling him a legend wouldn't be an exaggeration; his swordsmanship talent is simply phenomenal.

In less than thirty years, they reached the highest level of cultivation, which is a testament to their talent.

Or rather, they were born for the sword.

The Sword Saint is a figure of immense power, where all swords converge, hence the name Sword Saint.

The Sword Master is so named because his sword, which is supreme and can shatter the nine provinces.

Sword immortals are carefree and otherworldly; their swordsmanship is so beautiful that it seems otherworldly, hence the name "sword immortal."

It can be said that these three directions have reached the forefront.

Even Lü Dongbin, the Sword Ancestor, frequently exchanged insights with the three of them. It's conceivable that what limited them was the immaturity of the cultivation methods used by the higher levels of the cultivation world.

If their current highest cultivation level is the third or even fourth rank, then these three people would likely have reached the third rank of the Profound Realm, or even the fourth rank of the True King, rather than the second rank of the Transcendent Realm in thirty years.

With such a high level of feedback, it was inevitable that Lü Dongbin, the Sword Ancestor, would become a fifth-tier Venerable.

In recent years, very few outside cultivators have been able to successfully challenge the legend of Qingyun Mountain.

These three are such legends, having successfully challenged the 30,000 legends on Qingyun Mountain and entered the most elite core level.

After all, this is an exaggerated rate of progress. You have to know that there are still nearly 10,000 people in the Legend of Qingyun Mountain who have not yet reached the second stage.

With their mid-stage second-tier swordsmanship, challenging a legendary figure would be quite easy for the three of them.

I once thought the 30,000 legends of Qingyun Mountain were very stable, but the numerous legends that have recently emerged show that they don't exist.

There are no unchanging legends. If you can't beat someone, it just means you're not strong enough or exceptional enough.

If you are strong enough and talented enough, there is nothing you cannot do.

Of course, such people are a minority; in recent decades, there have been fewer than a hundred such individuals.

One hundred people successfully established themselves in the new legend of Qingyun Mountain.

They eliminated the last lucky one from the 30,000 legends on Qingyun Mountain.

Perhaps from this moment on, the 30,000 legends on Qingyun Mountain can be officially declared that none of those who survived were lucky; they were all individuals with both exceptional fortune and talent.

Will there be any more eliminations in the future?

There must be.

Although those who remain are all exceptional in both talent and luck, talent varies in level, and luck varies in quantity.

Even with extraordinary talent, there will still be people who rise to the top; Qingyun Mountain will remain the biggest and most brutal arena for elimination.

However, the fact that these legends have been able to stand on Qingyun Mountain for a century without being eliminated is a testament to their strength.

Each one has its own signature techniques. Xuanhuang's expectation of using the three invincible techniques as a foundation, allowing cultivators to branch out and create an incomparably glorious era of cultivation, has already been achieved.

Every legend in Qingyun Mountain has its own methods and its own path.

Before the dawn of time, there was a cruel rule: employees were laid off at age 35, which capital euphemistically called "providing talent to society."

Now it seems that my own Qingyun Mountain is in the same boat.

Stronger cultivators eliminate weaker ones, and these weaker cultivators who are eliminated can only retreat from Qingyun Mountain.

Then, organize your Taoist practices and go outside Qingyun Mountain to establish a new power or family.

It can indeed be considered as sending talent to the outside world.

The forces established by the legendary figures of Qingyun Mountain, aside from other factors, are all powerful forces that started as major powers, founded by cultivators who were eliminated from Qingyun Mountain a century ago.

After all, their own cultivation level was enough to support a large force.

Not to mention that they themselves are a mobile treasure trove, possessing their own unique laws, and have survived in Qingyun Mountain for so long.

The resources and wealth they acquired, along with the insights and teachings they received from fellow Daoists on Qingyun Mountain, were enough to support the foundation of a major power.

One person can be a powerful force.

Don't you see, there are countless other worlds that are at least respectable? (This refers to those powerful ones, or those that integrated into the main world earlier, and possess unique vision and courage.)
The creatures of these small worlds paid a considerable price to establish a small base in Nanshi.

Just like the informants before, many forces are poor and weak, and they can't afford to hire full-time informants on their own, so they have to share one with several other forces.

The same goes for small businesses; one person can't support it alone, so several people share a small shop in Nanshi, selling local specialties in addition to other goods.
They also gather information and recruit talent.

The legends of Qingyun Mountain are the kind of talent they most want to recruit.

Don't misunderstand, it's not that they're qualified to recruit the legendary figures who were eliminated from Qingyun Mountain.

This is impossible.

They offer generous rewards for recruiting; as long as a legendary figure from Qingyun Mountain settles down with them, they are willing to give up their entire fortune.

Once this legend establishes itself among them, then this legend becomes their king, and they willingly become his subordinates.

Whether a legend goes on to establish a family, a sect, or even a dynasty.

Do whatever you want, the only requirement is to go there and create a future.

They received the protection of a powerful master, as well as the protection of the faction founded by that master. Their descendants will have an even greater opportunity to join this legendary faction in the future.

It seems like a huge loss, having given away everything they have.

But in their eyes, they made a huge profit.

I am in a foreign land, not in the core domain. The battles in foreign lands often involve the destruction of a large city, with hundreds of millions or even billions of lives lost—it's too cruel.

Their lives were precarious, with no guarantee whatsoever. They faced the constant threat of extinction, and once extinct, it meant the complete demise of the world they once inhabited.

They were terrified and worried.

They long for a great master, preferably one of the legendary Qingyun Mountain level, to settle down there.

Even if you give up everything, what difference does it make?

What freedom could be more important than life?

There is such a precedent, because the best places in the core domain have all been occupied by the previous masters, and it is very troublesome for the eliminated Qingyun Mountain Legend to find a satisfactory place to spread its branches and branches.

The core domain is not something a cultivator can do as they please; it is intricate and complex.

There are also many other forces such as the Four Superpowers and the Eight Great Powers. Anyone who can gain a foothold in the core has to say that they have no one behind them.
Therefore, they turned their attention to other lands, which were too vast.

There are many good places, and even if a good place is occupied by alien creatures, there are a thousand ways to take it back.

Therefore, many legends of Qingyun Mountain chose to settle in foreign lands.

Then came the story of the foreigners who had settled there coming to surrender with their families, saying, "Legendary Lord, don't panic, we won't resist, we are law-abiding citizens!"

From now on, we are your people. The entire city and even the surrounding cities, as long as you are willing and don't mind the trouble, I will inform them, and they will all be under your control from now on.

We ask for nothing more than your protection.

The original group of legends were very surprised; they hadn't expected things to go so smoothly, so smoothly that it was hard to believe.

If I hadn't stopped them, not only would ten surrounding cities, but even a hundred would have come to submit to me.

Fortunately, those who have lived in Qingyun Mountain are not stupid. They know that they cannot be dissatisfied. It is good to rule a hundred or a thousand cities, but it also means that there will be a hundred or a thousand troubles.

With my small frame, I can't possibly protect a hundred cities.

What if other experts are involved in these hundred cities, or powerful forces like the Four Superpowers and Eight Greats that I can't afford to offend?
So ten cities is good. Each city has a population of at least one billion people and at most several billion people. Ten cities would have at least 20 billion people, which is already very good.

These ten cities alone will require a very long time to digest.

We now have a talent pool. Even if the talents of beings from other realms are not as good as those from the core domain, more people mean more choices.

Besides, I'm just settling down here; it doesn't mean I can't recruit future talent in the core area. I can still do that.

With such a precedent in place...

Everyone saw that Legend had made a fortune, gaining so many people and cities, and had suddenly become a major power.

The alien creatures realized they had also benefited. Before, they were filled with fear and anxiety, afraid of ferocious beasts, enemies, demons, and everything else.

But after the legendary lord took over, some villains and enemies disappeared and dared not come, and he was finally safe.

I'm the one who earns the most.

It's simply that there's now an actual king above him.

Although this king has a bad temper, he is genuinely thinking of his own interests.

Wang was dissatisfied with too many things. He had opened up trade channels, teleportation and communication channels, and attracted various forces to open branches. With his extensive network of connections, all sorts of sales and tricks related to the cultivation arts had come to open branches here.

They had finally caught up with the times, but the king was still not satisfied and ordered himself and others to study more.

Despite the harsh criticism they receive each time, they find it enjoyable; it's wonderful to be valued and to be educated and grow.

The legendary lord truly considers this place his home.

As expected, the cities that have developed the fastest in recent decades are all those taken over by the Legend of Qingyun Mountain. They brought vision and resources, and even cultivation methods have been completely transformed because of their arrival.

These cultivation methods, which were once highly valued in other realms, were given to the Legendary Sect and received a unanimous evaluation: garbage!

The legendary master looked down on all of them and, in a fit of anger, took out his own magic and made them learn it.

The alien creatures wept, utterly astonished; there was no comparison whatsoever.

After all, everyone who can establish themselves on Qingyun Mountain is a walking treasure trove, and their Taoist cultivation methods are particularly outstanding.

...(End of chapter)