Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 686 The Nine Palaces of Niwan Return to One, Shadow Demons of the Three Realms Mobilize (Part Two)

There is no sun or moon in the Niwan Palace, yet day and night revolve just like in the outside world.

On Xuan Teng Island, towering trees covered the entire island. As if sensing Li Yuan's intentions, they trembled slightly and stretched out their branches and leaves, expressing their joy.

"Squeak~"

On the treetop, a little red-haired monkey scratched its face and quietly squatted on a branch, while a white tiger lay horizontally below, its long tail swaying gently.

In the distance, the water surged, and the giant Kun emerged from the seabed, spewing out jets of water. On Yangbing Island, the Nine-Headed Serpent shook its nine heads, and all eighteen eyes looked over.

The gazes of the four True Forms met, and an extremely powerful and majestic aura rose from Li Yuan's heart.

The state of unity is the perfection of essence, energy, and spirit. The spiritual form is formed by the gathering of the essence of the three elements, just like the legendary divine beast cub, which has no intelligence but faintly possesses instincts.

As a cultivator's realm advances, their spiritual form also grows stronger, naturally leading to an instinctive yearning.

"No rush, everything will come."

Gently soothing the four spiritual forms, Li Yuan waved his hand, and the distant ocean exploded, filling the sky with water mist. A cry was heard, and the giant Kun transformed into a Peng, landing on his shoulder in a flash.

Of the four true forms, Kunpeng is naturally the leader.

This form was established when he cultivated the Hundred Beast Thunder Dragon, and it changed into countless forms as he did so. These forms were like blood, and the true form he forged with true fire was so profound that it was incomparable to the three true forms he later created.

"Shin-gu!"

Beneath the mystical vine tree, Li Yuan closed his eyes and entered a meditative state, as various scriptures and doctrines surged and intertwined in his mind.

The Divine Palace, as the name suggests, is the abode of the 'god'. This god is a god beyond the gods, but a god of essence, energy and spirit. The construction of this palace is obscure and difficult. Without guidance, even a master like Pang Wenlong would have spent a thousand years trying to figure it out on his own, and the palace he built was far from being considered excellent.

In Dongxuan Mountain, there are more than 67,000 methods for casting divine palaces, of which 1,324 are in accordance with the Five Great Scriptures. When Li Yuan first completed the unification, he borrowed many of them from the Sutra Repository.

Unlike magic spells, supernatural powers, and fundamental methods, which are expensive, these kinds of secret cultivation methods are not expensive in the library; one minor ability can be exchanged for three major ones.

Li Yuan borrowed many books, and Shu Haoshou recommended many more. He also consulted Ling Shu Tongzi, and finally, when he was invited to observe the Qi Yun Fa Tian, ​​he finally chose one.

That is, the Wuji Temple.

"The heavens have five poles: east, south, west, north, and center; the laws have five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth; humans have five internal organs: heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys; the spirit has five transformations: spirit, vital essence, intention, soul, and essence..."

"In the realm of unity, the three elements converge, yet the cultivation of essence, energy, and spirit is inexhaustible; their convergence is merely the beginning of cultivation..."

"...What is a shrine?"

"The abode of the gods!"

Where does God reside?

"Within the Niwan Palace!"

"How was the palace cast?"

"It is formed from essence and energy, and is where the spirit resides!"

……

All sorts of Buddhist teachings surged and boiled in Li Yuan's heart, but ultimately returned to nothingness.

"Wuji Temple!"

With a thought, Li Yuan's five senses instantly rose to an extremely high level. He looked inward at himself, and his essence, energy, and spirit appeared in his perception at the same time, with unparalleled clarity.

He could feel the tremors in his muscles, bones, skin, internal organs, and even the most subtle parts of his body. He could even see the divine body that was being conceived within his own essence.

"Wow~"

The two colors intertwined, manifesting as a pale golden magical power that flowed tangibly within his body, spreading to his limbs and bones as his thoughts rose and fell.

"Om~"

The magical power moved slowly, and wherever it passed, a bright light shone. One acupoint after another lit up like morning stars, spreading from the acupoints to deeper depths.

It's as if an invisible net has been formed, with the Niwan point as its core and acupoints throughout the body as its nodes, cleansing every inch of muscles and bones and nourishing every tiny part of the body.

He could faintly hear the rhythm of his body, a rousing roar emanating from his muscles, bones, skin, and even the most subtle parts of his body.

"Wow~"

The flow of magical energy gradually accelerated, and the rhythm within the body became increasingly intense—this was the magical energy burning!

What is the unity of the three elements?

That is, the essence, energy, and spirit can be freely transformed. Essence can be transformed into energy, energy can be transformed into spirit, and spirit can also return to the body. The first step in building the Five Extremes Temple is to strengthen essence with energy!

"Buzz!"

The magic was boiling.

Li Yuan felt his heart fire rising, so he calmed his mind and focused his senses.

It was clear that the boiling magical power was nourishing his already extremely powerful physique at an extraordinary speed!

This change is even visible to the naked eye!

Under the Xuan Teng tree, under the watchful eyes of the four True Forms, Li Yuan's body grew taller, his five fingers became longer, his skin became tighter, and even his hair emitted strands of divine light.

His pores opened up, and even the little mouse in the bamboo house courtyard, who was focused on cultivating the Dao, was attracted by an indescribable fragrance that made its mouth water.

It peeked out and saw that the grass and trees in the courtyard were growing wildly, and even the bamboo house had sprouted bamboo leaves, as if it were about to regain its vitality.

"squeak?"

It swallowed hard, knowing that its master was practicing magic, and hurriedly ran outside the main building, cautiously looking around to protect itself.

Inside the bamboo building, the twelve skeletal demons had already transformed into human form, and together with two gourd soldiers, they protected him. One of the smaller gourds even squatted on the sphere of knowledge.

"call!"

"Suck!"

The almost burning feedback of magical power surprised even Li Yuan himself, as if a rare treasure being forged in a raging fire was shining brightly.

But compared to the transformation of his physique, he was more concerned about his internal organs.

As his magical power burned fiercely, temples seemed to spring forth from the depths of his internal organs, their outlines already faintly visible.

"When the water flows, the channel is formed..."

Li Yuan didn't even feel the obscurity and difficulty mentioned in those manuals. Needless to say, this was not only because he had enough savings, but also because of his own talent.

Physiques endowed with divine or demonic qualities, whether divine, holy, or magical, are collectively referred to as Dao bodies, meaning bodies that are close to the Dao.

It has great benefits for breaking through cultivation realms.

This wasn't the first time Li Yuan had experienced such benefits, yet he still felt a sense of wonder and couldn't help but yearn for the legendary innate Dao body.

"Build a temple!"

Li Yuan composed himself.

As the outline of a temple appeared deep within the five internal organs, the burning magical power slowly flowed upwards, passing through the limbs and bones, reaching the head of the six yang organs, and connecting to the Niwan Palace!
The second step in building the Five Extremes Temple is to strengthen the spirit and essence!

"Boom!"

Thunder roared in his mind, and Li Yuan saw a dazzling divine light. Under the light, the other eight palaces hidden under the Niwan Palace also emerged.

Within the Divine Palace Realm, there are two paths of cultivation.

Firstly, it transforms the nine palaces of Niwan into nine divine realms; secondly, it naturally unifies the nine palaces into one.

These two paths are not clearly distinct, and one can freely switch between them during cultivation.

Li Yuan, however, chose to take the second path first.

Amidst a tremendous roar, the Nine Palaces of Niwan slowly approached, and under the fusion of magical power, they finally merged into one!

"boom!"

A deafening roar, comparable to the bestowal of a divine ordination, rang out, startling even Li Yuan. However, he was prepared and did not falter for even a moment.

He focused his mind and looked inward, and saw waves rolling in the Niwan Divine Realm. The divine realm was shaking and expanding at an extremely fast speed.

Within his body, the Niwan Palace was like the sun, radiating endless light that illuminated his internal organs, meridians, and even the most minute details.

"boom!"

Inside the grotto, the mirage infant, who was practicing magic, suddenly looked up and saw a dazzling divine light, as if a great sun had fallen into this small grotto.

"This is?"

She looked up in surprise and found that the light seemed to originate from the bamboo building on the mountain where Li Yuan was located.

She looked as far as she could, but the divine light was blinding. She could vaguely see someone sitting cross-legged and emitting light within the divine light.

"Li, Li Yuan?"

"He broke through again?!"

Li Yuan was immediately shocked by the mirage infant. A wisp of incense was generated in his Niwan Palace, but his mind was entirely focused on himself.

As the Niwan point returned to oneness and divine light shone forth, an indescribable sense of perfection rose in his heart.

In that instant, it was as if a great nation had a ruler and a group of dragons had raised their heads. His physical strength, energy, and spirit were unified like never before, as if they were completely inseparable!

It's not about unification, but rather that the three elements have completely disappeared!

"This is true unity..."

Li Yuan was amazed, but he did not become engrossed in it, because his magical power was burning at a terrifying speed, and it would be burned out in just a few moments!

"Rise, temple!"

The moment Li Yuan had a thought, all sorts of changes occurred.

His internal organs trembled slightly, and under the illumination of the divine light from his Niwan point, ancient and simple temples grew out of his internal organs and flowed upstream along the divine light.

With five loud booms, they landed on Xuan Teng Island, landing in five directions.

"Boom!"

The moment the Five Extremes Temple returned to its original position, Li Yuan felt as if his Niwan (a point on his head) was about to collapse. Immediately afterward, the intensely burning magical power stopped rapidly dissipating.

Instead, they surged upwards into Niwan and disappeared into a small black temple in the north, where they visibly sketched a statue that was nine parts similar to Li Yuan.

"Wow!"

The golden-winged roc cried out joyfully, then transformed into a golden ray of light and landed in the black temple. Its wings folded, and it perched on the left shoulder of the statue.

"call!"

The dramatic changes in his energy and spirit gradually subsided. Li Yuan fell out of the complete merging of the three elements, feeling relieved but also somewhat disappointed.

But only for a moment, the joy of the completed shrine also welled up in his heart.

"The Five Extremes Temple is complete!"

Li Yuan's spirit returned to Niwan.

The divine realm continued to tremble, expanding at a visible speed, the ocean becoming deeper and wider, the sky higher and the earth thicker.

Xuan Teng Island grew at an astonishing rate, and in a short time, it expanded dozens of times in size, covering an area of ​​nearly 8,000 li, making it a veritable giant island.

Even the Xuan Teng tree appeared tiny, but it was no longer in the very center of the divine realm. In terms of location, it was in the east, and under its shade sat a small blue temple.

The other four are also located in different places.

As if summoned, the four True Forms headed towards their respective temples. "Divine Palace Realm!"

Li Yuan looked down over the entire divine realm, carefully sensing all the changes after his advancement.

The five temples were located in the five directions, and his true form naturally belonged to them. As his divine realm expanded, the various spells he cultivated naturally diverged and flowed to the temples in the five directions.

To be precise, apart from Qingdi Yan returning to Qingdi Temple and Shenhuo Bao returning to Chidi Temple, Xuan Gang Chong Shui, Taiyin Jian Qi, Kunming Wan Chong Jia, Tianpeng Escape Technique, and Xuan You Hu Ti Bao all returned to Heidi Temple.

"With the completion of the Five Extremes Temple, the planning of the Divine Realm has become increasingly clear. Spiritual manifestations and spells have been transferred to the Imperial Temple, and the speed of cultivation has also greatly increased..."

Li Yuan has keen perception.

He could sense that the Five Emperors Temple was spontaneously drawing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish the corresponding spells and spiritual forms.

The only difference is the speed.

"You've grown quite a bit."

Li Yuan landed under the Xuan Teng tree and stroked his natal spiritual plant.

Since the completion of the Divine Palace, judging from the changes alone, the Mystic Vine Tree has benefited the most, now standing at nearly four hundred feet tall, having grown almost a hundred feet in height!

Li Yuan could feel his magical power slowly increasing. Although it was insignificant compared to his cultivation practice, it was indeed slowly growing.

This is not because he built a divine palace, but because his Azure Emperor Longevity Scripture has reached the third level.

"The Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture..."

Li Yuan observed the Qingdi Temple.

Like a small temple built of green wood, it has a vibrant feel to it. Although the statues inside have not yet been cast, they are already subtly nourishing the only magic in the temple, 'Azure Emperor's Evolution'.

Even the natural growth rate of the mystic vine has increased considerably, and at this moment, hundreds of branches are hanging down, emitting a joyful trembling sound.

"Because of the fundamental law?"

Li Yuan looked at the statue in the temple; it had all its limbs and facial features, and was quite lifelike.

He turned and went to the outside of the Black Emperor Temple. Although the statue there had facial features, its limbs were blurry. The nourishment it received from spiritual magic was only one-tenth that of the Green Emperor Temple.

Although the statues here are incomplete, it is the most lively place.

All sorts of magic flowed through the temple, and when they returned to the statue of the deity, they transformed into armor and weapons, with a roc perched on its shoulder, softly chirping.

"The Kunpeng's spiritual form is almost complete, only lacking the perfection of its magical power and the forging of its golden core, at which point it can transform into a 'Dharma form'."

Li Yuan nodded slightly. This was the foundation he had gained through his transformations and the tempering of divine fire.

The Kunpeng's spiritual form is nearly perfect.

"If I don't pursue the Nine Heavens of the Divine Palace, I only need to cultivate 810 Kunpeng powers to try to harvest the golden essence and forge a low-grade golden elixir."

Upon arriving at the temple, Li Yuan had an epiphany.

To reach the Divine Palace Realm, one needs to accumulate even more magical power. Only when all 810 strands of magical power are fully formed can one lay the foundation for forging the Golden Core.

"The difference in magical power between the Unity of Perfection and the Divine Palace is so great... No wonder that Senior Brother Kizaru is so fierce."

Li Yuan then turned around and went to the other three temples.

These three temples were even more rudimentary, far inferior to the Green Emperor Temple, let alone the Black Emperor Temple. Their nourishment for magic and spiritual energy was probably less than one percent of that of the Green Emperor Temple.

"The five temples are not ranked in any way; the difference lies only in their fundamental teachings. To advance in tandem, one must cultivate the other four major scriptures and possess the corresponding spiritual forms and spells."

With the completion of the Divine Palace, Li Yuan was already thinking about filling in the Temple of the Five Emperors.

Besides the four fundamental scriptures, the True Form Diagram and spells are also required. In theory, each spirit form must cultivate at least nine spells in order to condense the 'Dharma Ring'.

"And this is also the foundation for cultivating the Primordial Five Extremes Dao."

Master Li was quite satisfied with the Five Extremes Temple and thought of that fundamental Dao-level method.

"Dongxuan Mountain may seem loose, but its rules are actually quite strict. Those who are not disciples of the inner circle are not even qualified to pay homage to the Dao Lord, and only true disciples have a Dharma name!"

In front of the Crimson Emperor Temple, Li Yuan thought about many things, while Jiu Ying shook its nine little heads and rubbed against him affectionately, its true form instinctively close to him.

"First-grade Golden Core, First-class Boundary Land, First-grade Dharma Ring, Superior-grade Divine Power Seed, Superior-grade Natal Spiritual Treasure..."

As Li Yuan gently stroked Jiuying, the various conditions for advancing to the level of a true disciple came to mind. They seemed clear and straightforward, but in reality, they were extremely difficult.

To achieve a first-grade Golden Core, one must be at least at the ninth level of the Divine Palace. Furthermore, the Dharma Ring, the True Seed of Divine Power, and the superior-grade Natal Essence must also be based on at least the ninth level of the Divine Palace.

"The Divine Palace is complete. The next step is to refine the nine heavens of the Divine Palace and prepare to exchange for the other four great scriptures..."

"That's the hardest part."

Thinking about the price of the four great scriptures, Li Yuan couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. Except for the first one, which only required six or seven great merits, the other three had to be exchanged at the original price.

"Nearly two thousand merits!"

After a quick calculation, Li Yuan felt a bit short of breath, which dampened his joy at building the divine palace.

"No wonder the other senior disciples dislike that bearded Yu... He comprehended a Dao-level fundamental technique as soon as he entered the sect, that's simply..."

Silently withdrawing from the divine realm, Master Li began to calculate his own fortune.

Thanks to Chao Xuanlong's reputation, he intermittently gained over 150 minor merits in just over four months, spent 26 on purchasing elixirs and incense, and advanced 24 in the Palm Sound Talisman...

"One hundred and three minor merits are only enough to buy a few spellbooks... Moreover, the prices of elixirs and spiritual food in the third realm are much higher, and daily expenses will increase significantly."

"Dao soldiers... never mind, let's put the Dao soldiers aside for now. I've almost fully comprehended the White Bone Dao Soldier Technique. I'll try to refine it myself after the little dragon mother has successfully practiced it."

"Five more True Form Diagrams are needed, along with at least seventy more spells... No wonder many senior brothers have cultivated for hundreds of years without forming their Golden Core. The Nine Heavens of the Divine Palace are truly..."

……

Li Yuan pondered this in his heart.

The Nine Heavens of the Divine Palace are crucial for the advancement of true disciples, and the difficulty of cultivating them goes without saying.

But there are shortcuts available.

For example, he could refine demons to feed his true form and master eighty-one spells, which could also be achieved quickly through the Seed of Divine Power. But in reality, very few cultivators can take shortcuts.

The method of refining demons is a secret technique found only in Dao-level cultivation methods. If it is not taught by Daoist Fufa, even if one has good merit, there is nowhere to buy it.

This can be seen from the fact that he has been unable to find any information about Dao-level cultivation techniques anywhere.

As for the seed of supernatural powers.

The spells cultivated by cultivators must be in harmony with the fundamental law, and there must be a basis for combining supernatural powers. If one wants to take this shortcut, a huge number of supernatural power seeds are necessary.

"The method of refining demons requires diligent practice. As for the seed of supernatural power, it's not worthwhile to buy it with good deeds; it should be placed in the shadow demon's body..."

As soon as Li Yuan had a thought, he sensed the Shadow Demon's form.

As he ascended to the Divine Palace, his Shadow Demon Body could naturally advance to the third realm, which was also a huge improvement and transformation for the latter.

……

The sky was like fire, flickering dimly.

Inside the Blood Phoenix's belly, explosions of air continued incessantly, and the fierce battle hardly ceased.

At the edge of the battlefield, in the former Cloud Demon Realm, black mist filled the air. Squads of Black Cloud Dao Soldiers patrolled the four directions, and wisps of shadowy figures lurked among them, greedily gazing at the distant battlefield of carnage.

The nine-story tower trembled slightly, spewing out hundreds of plumes of black smoke, like chains stretching for thousands of miles, tightly binding a strange place that resembled a mountain cave.

Thousands upon thousands of Black Cloud Soldiers weaved through the black mist, carrying the remains of bizarre beasts and soldiers.

At the highest point of the ship, the Shadow Demon sat cross-legged, surrounded by wisps of shadows and squads of second and third-level Black Cloud Dao Soldiers, vigilant against any invading enemies.

For four months, Li Yuan did not launch a large-scale attack on other strange lands, but instead quietly absorbed the benefits of devouring the Cloud Demon Strange Land.

At the same time, the demonic shadows were dispatched to follow the Black Cloud Dao soldiers and kill many strange beasts and soldiers who were wandering outside and had no strange land to belong to.

After four months, the eighty-one shadow magic powers within the Shadow Demon's body have undergone a transformation, their quality now comparable to that of the Kunpeng's magic power, causing ordinary monsters to melt upon contact.

At the same time, he collected a vast amount of broken divine runes and broken spells, and even combined them to create a 'Mysterious Light Sword' with a spell restriction of up to eighty-one layers.

This sword was an old acquaintance of his.

He had seen this flying sword in the Netherworld years ago. It roamed the Netherworld and with a single strike of its sword energy, it killed a herd of Bloodhorn Bulls.

More than two months ago, Li Yuan lured it into the strange land little by little with a large number of Black Cloud Dao soldiers, and it took him nearly a month to wear it down and kill it.

This sword technique has also become his strongest killing move.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Li Yuan felt a stirring in his heart, sensing a deep, unseen tremor, and knew that his Shadow Demon Body was ready to advance to the third realm.

"receive!"

As soon as Li Yuan had this thought, the black mist in the Cloud Demon Strange Land suddenly surged and boiled. One after another, demonic shadows broke away from the Black Cloud Dao Soldiers, flowed back at high speed, and disappeared into the Shadow Demon's body.

"Om~"

A violent tremor emanated from the body, immediately spreading to half of the eerie land. Thousands of demonic shadows surged violently, transforming into a black mist that enveloped the location of the shadow demons.

There is no concept of a divine realm or a law realm in the Yuan Ying Realm, but when one advances, a Shadow Demon Domain will be born within one's body, which can store thousands of demonic shadows.

"call!"

"Suck!"

With long, deep breaths, the Shadow Demon Body's aura surged violently. Thanks to the spells and mana stored in the Shadow Demon, it advanced to the third realm in just a short while.

His body became clearer and clearer, and his aura became purer and purer. The Shadow Demon Domain within his body had the effect of purifying magic power, and the impurities refined were transformed into a pool of black water.

This is a spell that the Shadow Demon naturally comprehended after advancing to the third realm, 'Shadow Demon Water'.

It is formed from the impurities of countless external objects devoured by the Shadow Demon's body. It is extremely poisonous. Even a high-grade spiritual treasure will suffer great damage to its spirituality, or even lose it completely, if it comes into contact with a trace of it.

"call!"

The Shadow Demon let out a long breath.

Under Li Yuan's perception, his magical power began to surge!
The magical power stored within the myriad demonic shadows flowed back, intertwining within its body, and each strand of magical power grew at an almost visible speed.

In less than half a day, he had already cultivated 530 Shadow Magic Powers!

"Truly worthy of being called a demonic art, the speed of its cultivation... it's faster to steal than to accumulate wealth through farming!"

Even as the Lord of Shadow Demons, Li Yuan was astonished.

The Shadow Demon Body and the Weapon Mastery Manual are a perfect match; his speed is enough to terrify even the demons of the Yuan Shadow Realm.

While progress in demonic arts is rapid, it couldn't possibly be this fast.

"Unfortunately, it's difficult to maintain this speed after reaching the fifth realm."

Li Yuan stood up, and the demonic shadows floating behind him visibly thinned out, becoming even thinner than when they were first forged.

"Next, we need to replenish our demonic shadows, conquer other strange lands, and once our magic power undergoes another transformation, we can attempt to explore the core battlefield..."

"The Blood Phoenix's Dharma Heaven?"

"While I'm at it, I'll also gather the spells my main body needs. They need to be compatible with the Five Classics and be of the highest quality. How many can I collect from this strange battlefield?"

After taking a deep look at the core battlefield, Li Yuan leaped up, riding a dragon into the sky. Behind him, thousands of demonic shadows intertwined like rolling dark clouds, rushing towards the nearest strange place.

In the four months that followed, he did not waste any time. With the help of the characteristics of the Shadow, he had already discovered information about various strange places in the vicinity and made a list of them from high to low.

Now, naturally we must fight our way up from the bottom, one by one!
(End of this chapter)