Shennong Sequence

Upon entering the Dao Asking Pavilion, Zhao Yun learned from the gatekeeper that the entire process of asking questions required the use of "Dao Gong" (Dao Merit) issued during official duties within the sect.

Zhao Yun and Xin Ruyin had accumulated only about a hundred Daoist cultivation points over the years.
But it's enough to support one inquiry!

Afterwards, Zhao Yun waited in line for a while.

Moreover, this inquiry was not conducted by directly asking people, but rather by using a special immortal artifact from the Inquiry Pavilion, the "Inquiry Realm," as its source.

So it took half a day of queuing before it was Zhao Yun's turn.

He was led by a special person to the Immortal Artifact Mirror of Inquiry. The next moment, the mirror's golden light surged, and a dazzling stream of light enveloped Zhao Yun, instantly taking him into the mirror's world.

Turning around again, Zhao Yun found himself in a vast celestial universe, where a Taoist was sitting cross-legged atop countless stars, his body radiating Taoist energy and breathing in harmony with the cosmos.

As Zhao Yun gazed at this scene, he suddenly felt that it was somewhat similar to the scene when he opened the bridge between heaven and earth in his body, connected with the outer universe, and drew in all the laws of nature to condense his inner world!
However, the similarity lies only in the "manifestation of the laws of all paths"; otherwise, the differences are enormous.

Zhao Yun composed himself, walked up to the spirit of the Dao Seeking Realm, bowed respectfully, and said:

"Junior Zhao Yun pays respects to Senior."

I have come here to ask for your guidance, senior: I have built my foundation on my self-created techniques and integrated Tai Su and Tai Chi into my own Great Dao!

When I fought with others before, I saw that all the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Great Dao had "Great Dao Phenomena", but I did not.

Therefore, I would like to ask, based on magical techniques, how to condense "Great Dao Phenomena"? I humbly request guidance from a senior!

"Oh? That's unusual."

The spirit's voice was calm, yet carried an all-knowing majesty:
"Regardless of whether it is based on the human way, the earth way, or the heaven way, the foundation of the Great Dao is usually extracted from the corresponding imagery as a special manifestation of the Great Dao method!"

I just checked the sect's access permissions and saw that you also obtained a special "Great Dao Golden Register Chapter: Dividing Souls to Nourish Spirits and Gather All Living Beings".
To what extent have you mastered this Great Dao technique?

Has it condensed any trace of "extraordinary phenomena of the Great Dao"?

"I have managed to condense a bit of it," Zhao Yun replied truthfully. "This junior has condensed the 'Seal of Others' from the initial chapter of the Myriad Beasts lineage, the 'Great Law of Returning to the Heart of Myriad Beasts' and the 'Chapter of the Golden Register of the Great Dao: Dividing Souls, Nourishing Spirits, and Gathering All Beings'."

"Hmm~, young friend, you've gone astray, and your practice has become somewhat obsessive."

The spirit shook its head, its tone tinged with regret:
"Dividing the soul to nourish the spirit and gather all living beings! The most supreme Dao chapter in the entire universe, the Dao's method!"

Have you ever thought of taking a single thought and nurturing a complete clone?
Even a wisp of spirit, a thought, a fleeting idea, or a persistent belief can gradually be nurtured and strengthened into an avatar…

"Moreover, as you create more avatars and travel throughout the heavens, making friends across countless worlds, when you encounter obstacles in your cultivation, you will receive assistance from many fellow Daoists to overcome dangers!"

"If you are unable to break through in the future, returning all your bodies to one and merging them with your true nature will provide one breakthrough after another. This is also a good strategy!"

"Furthermore, with greater cultivation, you will be able to create more thoughts, emotions, ideas, obsessions, and causal relationships, allowing them to traverse the myriad realms."

The body returns to a safe place... ensuring the safety of all travelers!
"Can't all dangerous places, secret realms, and grotto-heavens be explored by my clone?"

“But if you only condense the ‘Self-Identity Seal,’ you’ll be limited by the number of beast seals you can condense…” “Moreover, your Self-Identity Seal is too deeply connected to your main body. Every time you lose a Self-Identity, it’s a one-time reduction in your strength.”
If someone uses the law of cause and effect, or the technique to sever heaven and earth, to implicate your physical body through cause and effect, you will surely suffer severe injury!

"And an avatar formed from a thought, an emotion, or an obsession, even if it is entangled in cause and effect... can simply be severed by the other party. Cause and effect can collapse at any time without harming the original body."

"So, young friend! You've been practicing the 'Golden Register of the Great Dao: Dividing the Soul, Nourishing the Spirit, and Gathering All Beings' in the wrong direction!"

"I'll think about it carefully when I get back..."

"Besides, haven't you condensed your inner world?"

You can put a thought, an idea, or a sincere emotion into your inner world and nurture it as a living being!
In the future, the evolution of all things in your inner world will be an extension of your own multifaceted self...

Once you achieve self-sufficiency, you will surely discover a completely new world of cultivation...

In conclusion, young friend, your cultivation is still somewhat shallow, and your understanding of the Dao of Heaven and Earth is a bit biased. I suggest you read more of the Daoist canon to broaden your cultivation... A cultivator needs more than just power; they must also pay attention to the essential source of that power!

"As for the Great Dao Laws you have condensed from your Great Dao Foundation Establishment, I wonder if you could show them to me?"
Only then can I offer you some further guidance.

Zhao Yun listened to Jing Ling's words and felt enlightened, gaining a great deal of knowledge!
After a moment's thought, he realized that his material transformation method had already been demonstrated to the sect leader, Lingjiao, and Xin Ruyin was aware of it...

Furthermore, he had not shown the "Great Dao Golden Register Chapter: Dividing Souls, Nourishing Spirits, and Gathering All Beings" to anyone other than Xin Ruyin, but the Mirror Spirit was able to find it through special means.

This clearly demonstrates the high level of their authority...

Moreover, the purpose of this inquiry is to resolve doubts, so it is natural to reveal the method of material transformation.

Then, Zhao Yun flicked a speck of dust with his fingertip, and in an instant, it transformed into a lustrous spirit stone!
At the same time, he also briefly explained the rudimentary principles of his material transformation method.

"Hmm, let me think about it..."

The Mirror Spirit closed its eyes and pondered for a moment before speaking:

"There have been many cases of sects using magic to prove one's Dao in the past."

Let me tell you a typical example. There was a cultivator who used fire-attribute techniques to build the foundation of the Great Dao, and eventually condensed phenomena such as the "Heaven-Burning and World-Destroying Flame" and the "Heaven-Destroying and Earth-Destroying Foundation" as the carriers of the phenomena of the Great Dao!

Your "Material Transformation Method" integrates Tai Su and Tai Chi, so it starts by taking the meaning from the origin of "matter"!
As the saying goes: Chaos gives birth to Taiji, Taiji gives birth to Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang give birth to the Three Powers, the Three Powers give birth to the Four Symbols, the Four Symbols give birth to the Five Elements, and the Five Elements give rise to all things.

Why don't you follow this path and create a 'river of all things'?

"Let's change the name again to 'Mother River of All Things,' taking its meaning from the vastness and boundlessness of the river of time and destiny, encompassing all states of matter from its appearance to its annihilation..."

"When you condense all things in the world into it, that will be the time when the 'Mother River of All Things' will finally take shape!"
At that time, the Daoist principles will be reversed, transforming it into the 'Mother Qi of All Things,' which will then change the acquired and innate nature, becoming 'Return to the Void Chaos.' It is also possible that the Mother Qi of All Things will be reversed into chaos..."

"Furthermore, young friend, your foundational cultivation of the Great Dao must have condensed an inner world... and the 'origin of all matter' within that inner world is the best manifestation of your 'Great Dao Phenomenon'!"

"In terms of coordination, the 'Golden Register of the Great Dao: Dividing the Soul to Nourish the Spirit and Gather All Living Beings' that I just told you about—both material and spiritual—you now possess everything, thus becoming 'One Person is All of Heaven and Earth'!" (End of Chapter)