I'm only one year old, what the hell is the counterattack system?

Chapter 466 Within it lies heaven and earth, upholding the Dao principles

Xie Dong'an and Wei Nantian's thoughts largely represented the sentiments of these geniuses from the Tianyuan Continent.

Compared to most of their peers, they are indeed prodigies, even deserving of the description "peerless".

However, if Chen Yi were placed among his peers, they would be no different from ordinary cultivators, and there would be no comparison between them.

Leaving aside concrete comparisons like cultivation level and supernatural power, the fact that Chen Yi fought his way from Tianyuan Continent to the Taizhou Mountain battlefield is something they can't compare to.

Or rather, just thinking about Chen Yi's achievements, they didn't even have the thought of comparing themselves to Chen Yi.

"Brother Dong'an, Chen Yi is now the ancestor of our human race, so it's best not to compare yourself to him."

"That's true. His current status, position, and strength far surpass ours. Even if he were the same age as us, he could no longer be considered part of the younger generation."

"You should know that this expedition to Taizhou Mountain was led by him and the two patriarchs, Mr. Er."

"That's the right way to think about it."

"I just don't know when we'll be able to go to Mount Taizhou. I guess we'll have to wait until after our duel with the young prodigies of the Demon Court."

Xie Dong'an shook his head slightly upon hearing this, "Don't think about it too much."

"Right now, our strength is even inferior to that of the generals in this fortified city, let alone compared to the pillars and ancestors. We should take advantage of the present moment to cultivate and improve as much as possible."

Wei Nantian smiled and echoed, "Brother Dong'an sees it clearly."

"Even though several patriarchs personally taught us during this period, and even though our strength has improved rapidly, we are still far behind."

"You all saw it when Daoist Li Qingzhou came that day. His swordsmanship was so powerful, yet he is not even a pillar of our human race. You can imagine how strong the great beings above him are."

"Gentlemen, isn't there still nine years left?"

Upon hearing the speaker's words, Xie Dong'an calmly replied:

"You are making progress, and others are improving as well. If you lose the bet against the Demon Court in the future, I hope you can still say this then."

"you……"

Before he could speak, Wei Nantian smoothed things over and said, "The matter with the elders is over. Let's see what the follow-up arrangements are."

The barbarian Aman turned his head to look at the general's mansion in Skyfall Fortress City and said in a low voice:

"Judging from the opinions of the elders, the greatest impact of the emergence of Mount Ling will be on Buddhist disciples."

Xie Dong'an glanced at him and nodded, saying, "In that case, let's continue our cultivation."

"Mount Ling, the Buddhist sect, have nothing to do with us..."

into the night.

After their playful banter, Lin Xueru, the Flower Fairy, and Xiao Xuanzhen all quieted down.

However, they clearly cannot continue their cultivation in the short term.

Lin Xueru sat on the rooftop, gazing at Mount Taizhou in the distance.

As night fell, the brilliance of the "Bridge Between Heaven and Earth" shone on the summit of that insurmountable mountain, as if dressing it in a silver coat.

From afar, Mount Taizhou is dotted with stars, and numerous realms shimmer in the night sky, creating a magnificent sight.

But the little girl doesn't appreciate it.

All she could think about was Chen Yi. "I wonder where Brother Yi is now."

The flower fairy beside her pursed her lips but did not respond, her eyes occasionally glancing towards the direction of Mount Taizhou.

Xiao Xuanzhen rested her chin on her hand, her beautiful face framed by eyes that stared directly in the direction of Taizhou Mountain, unlike the Flower Fairy who avoided eye contact.

“Chen Yi is never idle; he always runs into trouble wherever he goes, but I believe he’s the one who ends up killing people.”

"Junior sister, instead of worrying about him, you should worry about his enemies."

Lin Xueru belatedly laughed, "Is that so?"

Hearing their conversation, the Flower Fairy carefully recalled Chen Yi's time at the Taixu Dao Sect and his later travels after descending the mountain, and a smile appeared on her face as well:

“Senior Sister Xiao is right. Senior Brother Chen’s cultivation and supernatural abilities have already surpassed ours. He can even kill so many powerful ancestors of the Demon Court. I believe he will be able to turn danger into good fortune on Mount Taizhou as well.”

"Moreover, Senior Sister Lin should remember that Senior Brother Chen went to Tai Zhou Mountain this time to meet with that powerful Daoist Zhao. With him there, Senior Brother Chen will definitely be safe."

Xiao Xuanzhen nodded in agreement, saying, "Didn't Junior Brother Chen just reveal the White Tiger Divine Intent last time? The way he acted made it clear that he was bullying others."

"I bet he's somewhere out there drinking and eating, having a good time."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xueru couldn't help but chuckle, then playfully scolded, "Brother Yi would never do that."

"Brother Yi must be cultivating somewhere in Taizhou Mountain, or exploring some secret realm. Drinking and eating meat... well, that might happen, but it's not the main thing."

Xiao Xuanzhen rolled her eyes at her, "All you ever do is worry about your Yi-gege. When are you going to prepare some drinks and barbecue for us?"

"Not prepared?"

"We've been staying here all day cultivating, eating only elixirs and medicines. We haven't even had simple meals, let alone wine and meat."

Lin Xueru thought for a moment, then stuck out her tongue and said, "I've forgotten all about it."

After thinking for a moment, she suddenly suggested, "Why don't we go find Senior Sister Zhan Hongxiu? Isn't she in Youdu City?"

Xiao Xuanzhen's eyes lit up: "That's right, we can go to Youdu. Father and Uncle-Master Li Qingzhou are there."

"Junior Sister Hua, what about you?"

The flower fairy looked at the two of them, smiled and nodded: "I'll listen to you."

"Then it's decided. Let's go to Youdu City and cultivate for a day or two. It won't make a difference."

"Junior sisters, don't you agree?"

Lin Xueru nodded, glancing at Taizhou Mountain once more, silently thinking to herself:
"Brother Yi, please be careful..."

……

Time flies, and ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Despite the commotion from the outside world, Chen Yi remained unaffected at this moment.

After his seclusion ended, he stayed in the quiet room, reading through ancient texts and records.

Most of them are ancient Taoist texts, such as the Heavenly Lord, the Four Laozi, the Four True Lords, and a host of Heavenly Generals.

Marshal Tianpeng was one of the celestial generals. There were eleven others who were of equal renown or comparable in cultivation, collectively known as the "Twelve Celestial Generals".

There was also a group of fairies, such as the Queen Mother of the West and Chang'e.

In addition, there are a group of rogue cultivators and earth immortals who are stationed in various realms, similar to the local earth gods he knew in his previous life.

It looks very similar to the Heavenly Court, yet it is not quite the same.

This made it impossible for Chen Yi to determine whether the two worlds were truly connected.

Fortunately, he didn't have much of an obsession with returning to the world he came from in his previous life, so he didn't bother to find out if he couldn't.

As long as he focuses on the present and the conquests of the ancient Taoist traditions, he believes that one day he will figure everything out.

Besides the ancient Taoist court, he also has some understanding of the ancient spiritual mountain, the demon court, and other traditions.

Mount Ling is primarily associated with Buddhist merits and vows, featuring lotus thrones, ancient Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and other spiritual treasures possessing immense power.

"The twelfth-grade lotus platform, the ninth-grade lotus platform, the sixth-grade lotus platform, and the most numerous third-grade lotus platform are all for attaining Buddhahood..."

"The attainment of Buddhahood is... a principle of the Way?"

Chen Yi frowned slightly. Could Buddhist principles be obtained through a lotus platform or fruition? Wouldn't that be too simplistic?

It is important to understand that the laws of heaven and earth are the foundation for cultivators' ultimate cultivation, representing their understanding of heaven and earth and their own supernatural powers.

If it is bestowed by external force... then the fusion of this principle with oneself, or one's own understanding of this principle, should not be very deep, right?
Chen Yi pondered for a moment, but still found it difficult to understand the power system of Mount Ling.

He vaguely sensed that those lotus platforms and positions must have some hidden secrets, subtle differences from the cultivation methods of most cultivators.

"If I have the chance in the future, I will still find a monk who has attained the lotus throne to take a closer look."

Besides the Ling Mountain inheritance, the ancient demon court is also quite powerful.

Although the strength of the Demon Emperor, Demon King, and Demon General was somewhat inferior to that of the Dao Court and Mount Ling, they were still considered behemoths in ancient times.

In particular, the Demon Emperor's strength is comparable to that of the Heavenly Lord of the Dao Court and the Ancient Buddha of Mount Ling.

However, apart from the Demon Emperor, the strength of the other demons in the Demon Court is far inferior to that of the Dao Court and Mount Ling.

In particular, the four Laozi of the Dao Court were only slightly weaker than the Heavenly Lord, and the four True Lords after them were equally terrifying in terms of cultivation and supernatural powers.

For example, the White Tiger True Lord.

According to ancient records, the White Tiger True Lord of antiquity possessed the strength of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, second only to the Heavenly Lord and Laozi in cultivation.

What Chen Yi noticed was that the supernatural power cultivated by the White Tiger True Lord in ancient times was not swordsmanship, but mainly the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, and his weapon was the Fangtian Halberd.

Its power to kill is no less than that of the way of the sword.

"Fang Tian Hua Ji..."

Chen Yi thoughtfully put down the book in his hand, "There's not much difference."

The Way of Slaughter, the Divine Will of Slaughter, values ​​not weapons, but its own principles.

The improvement gained from fully mastering a principle is far greater than the improvement gained from cultivating techniques and supernatural powers.

After some deliberation.

A smile appeared on Chen Yi's face: "No wonder the ancient Dao Court is stronger than Mount Ling."

"The Four True Lords control four Dao Principles, and the Heavenly Lord and Laozi even control multiple Dao Principles. This improvement alone far surpasses that of Mount Ling and the Demon Court."

"In addition, there is that strange fruit position on Mount Ling. It seems that one has also mastered the laws of the Dao, but in the end, it is not something that one has obtained through one's own cultivation."

After experiencing the sermon of that mysterious venerable one, Chen Yi not only cultivated the "Eight-Nine Arcane Technique," but also gained a much deeper understanding of the world of Tai Zhou Mountain.

Naturally, it is clear that after improving one's cultivation level, the goal of advancing in supernatural abilities is to master and utilize the principles of the Dao.

Besides these, there are some magical treasures—to be precise, they are both acquired and innate spiritual treasures.

Just like Marshal Tianpeng's Nine-Toothed Rake and Water-Controlling Ruler, with two terrifying acquired spiritual treasures in hand, even ordinary people at the tenth level of supernatural powers or "transcendent beings" would have the power to fight.

With these thoughts in mind, Chen Yi carefully put away the ancient books and exchanged them for the Nine-Toothed Rake.

How long until the secret realm closes?

"Four days left."

After the Nine-Toothed Rake finished speaking, a serious expression appeared on his fat face, and he continued:

"My Lord, there is something I need to tell you."

"Oh?"

"An ancient sacred mountain has appeared in the world!"

Chen Yi was slightly taken aback, then said with a sense of realization, "The Pure Land of Bliss has been successfully completed."

Before entering Marshal Tianpeng's secret realm, he learned from Zhao Muzi about the attitude of those "transcendent beings" towards "generals" and others—knowing that they hoped the ancient inheritance could be brought to the world.

The current outcome did not surprise him.

However, Chen Yi was thinking about something else at the moment—the emergence of the ancient spiritual mountain meant that he needed to be more cautious about the emergence of the ancient Daoist lineage he was looking for.

After all, based on his understanding of "General" and others, once Mount Ling appeared in the world, it would inevitably take precautions against or even destroy other lineages.

The later the ancient Taoist court, demon court, and other lineages emerged, the greater the advancement of the Buddhas of Mount Ling.

Chen Yi had also come to understand this point from the ancient texts about Mount Ling that he had seen before—the longer the Buddhas had attained their positions, the deeper their understanding of the laws governing them.

Upon hearing this, Nine-Toothed Rake asked with some doubt, "Does Your Excellency know about this?"

Chen Yi nodded slightly and said, "I already knew about it before."

"Fortunately, not all those who received the inheritance of the ancient sacred mountain were Buddhist disciples."

Although General Sun Xushi was exceptionally talented, he initially came from a military family and later combined his knowledge with Buddhism and Taoism, which had some influence on him.

In addition, Chen Yuan, Zhou Guanwu, Gu Ying and others on Mount Ling also need time to study Buddhism in depth to receive the inheritance.

To some extent, this has slowed down the pace of Ling Shan's strength improvement.

Perhaps it was because of this that Master Zhao Muzi and the others were not in such a hurry.

Chen Yi pondered, "Since the appearance of Mount Ling, have there been any changes? Or what impact have they had on you?"

The Nine-Toothed Rake shook its head and said, "It has no effect."

"We are, after all, affiliated with the Dao Court. If the ancient Dao Court were to emerge, we would be able to unleash even greater power."

"Oh? There are such benefits?"

"My lord, you may not know this, but the Dao principles on Mount Taizhou need a place of heaven and earth to rely on. When the Dao Court does not appear in the world, the Dao principles of heaven and earth return to Mount Taizhou. If it appears in the world, it will rely on the place of the Dao Court."

Chen Yi was taken aback, and immediately thought of the question he had been pondering earlier—the connection between the spiritual mountain's fruit position and the Dao principles.

If so...

Have you ever seen the 'Bridge Between Heaven and Earth'?

Nine-Toothed Rake asked uncertainly, "Is the 'bridge' that stretches across the sky in the outside world?"

Chen Yi nodded: "That's right, it's him."

"Most of the laws governing Heaven and Earth are now connected to the 'Bridge Between Heaven and Earth,' or in your words, they rely on the 'Bridge Between Heaven and Earth.' Does this mean that the bridge, like Mount Ling and the Dao Court, is a similar realm?"

Upon hearing this, the Nine-Toothed Rake thought for a moment and said with certainty, "Absolutely!"

"This was true in ancient times, and it was true before that. Only when there is the universe within, can it serve as the basis for the Dao!"

Chen Yi suddenly understood, but his brows furrowed slightly.

If that's the case, then that "bridge between heaven and earth" is even more terrifying than he had previously anticipated.

Not only his origins, but also his ever-growing power.

If the "Bridge Between Heaven and Earth" is truly a world, then to which faction or which powerful being does it belong?
Think for a moment.

Chen Yi had no idea, so he gave up for the time being and simply kept the matter in his heart.

He then returned the book to him, stood up, and said, "I'll go for a walk then."

"Notify me before the secret realm ends, you and the Water Ruler."

At that time, if he were to take the Nine-Toothed Rake and the Water-Controlling Ruler to escape from the secret realm, he would need to make some preparations in advance.

"Don't worry, sir, I'll let you know when the time comes."

(End of this chapter)