This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 270 True Essence Realm

The so-called manifestation of one's true nature, the so-called primordial spirit of the Soaring Sacred Realm, are all based on the understanding of the True Path.

Of course, in this day and age, the True Path has become the authority on immortal cultivation to a large extent, especially in the realm of primordial spirit. Their understanding also represents the general understanding of the cultivation world.

However, for true immortal cultivators, what Zhuang Lin is manifesting at this moment is the true form of his primordial spirit.

Or rather, those who truly understand this nature can deduce the truth even if they have never seen it. This is how the path of immortal cultivation should be, but it already exists in their imagination, which is why the myth of Lingxiao exists.

At this moment, some of Chang Ruoyu and the disciples of Yanzhen Sect were crying, some were trembling, and even the sect leader Chang Ruoyu had clenched his fists tightly, not to mention the others.

A feeling of having witnessed the birth of the Lingxiao Sacred Realm firsthand, a feeling of having no regrets in this life, arose in the hearts of Chang Ruoyu and many others.

As the old saying goes, "If one hears the Way in the morning, one can die content in the evening," which perfectly describes the feeling in everyone's heart at this moment.

Although Chang Ruoyu, as the leader of a sect, had not yet reached the point of crying, his excitement was no less than that of anyone else.

The path to immortality is not yet over, not yet over!

At this critical moment, Chang Ruoyu suddenly thought of someone and felt a little strange. It was a pity that his uncle could not see this scene. He would probably beat his chest and stamp his feet in regret when he returned.

After a while, Chang Ruoyu gradually calmed down and looked around. The elders had also calmed down, but their excitement was still obvious.

The group exchanged glances and then tacitly moved aside to surround Zhuang Lin and take their positions.

Senior Zhuang was able to send his primordial spirit directly in front of everyone from the Yanzhen Sect, which shows how much he trusted them. Even though they also trusted their fellow disciples, they still had to do a good job of protecting him in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

Those who follow the True Daoist path know all too well that although the primordial spirit is powerful and can communicate with heaven and earth, possessing various mysterious powers, its power when using the same immortal techniques and treasures is far beyond the ordinary.

However, the moment a cultivator's primordial spirit emerges is also the most vulnerable time.

However, the people of Yanzhen Sect were still relying on the experience of Zhenyi Dao over the years, unaware that Zhuang Lin's situation was quite different from what they had imagined.

At this moment, Zhuang Lin's feelings were also very mysterious.

Undoubtedly, although only a moment had passed in the perception of the outside world, for Zhuang Lin it was as if he had experienced the transformation of the chaotic world, thus achieving a true breakthrough in cultivation and cultivating the primordial spirit.

At this moment, Zhuang Lin could not only sense the various behaviors and emotional changes of the Yanzhen Sect members outside, but also see more brilliance and the flow of various energies between heaven and earth through the perspective of his primordial spirit.

This was Zhuang Lin's first time manifesting his primordial spirit. He seemed to have two different feelings at this moment: the sensations of maintaining tranquility in his physical body, and the sensations of the energy and changes in the world that his primordial spirit perceived.
The goodwill and malice of Chang Ruoyu and the others became even clearer at this moment. Zhuang Lin had no doubts. After his primordial spirit manifested in the Immortal Palace for a dozen breaths, he turned his gaze to look in all directions.

Chang Ruoyu and the others also watched the primordial spirit that was so clearly visible. Zhuang Lin's primordial spirit took a step upward, and the energy of heaven and earth seemed to ripple with a faint halo under his feet.

Then Zhuang Lin nodded slightly, and his primordial spirit soared into the sky in an instant, completely disregarding the Immortal Palace building itself and the restrictions on it, and instantly passed through the Immortal Palace and soared into the sky.

Within the Yanzhen Sect, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converged from all directions, and five-colored radiance gathered around Zhuang Lin's primordial spirit, continuously merging into it and consolidating the five elements within.

Zhuang Lin suddenly realized that this was because the primordial spirit needed the nourishment of the five elements even more after it had just been formed, and it was also a state of assistance from heaven and earth.

At the same time, Zhuang Lin naturally came to understand during this process.

The second realm of the Harmonious Dao Realm is the True Essence Realm, which follows the True Person Realm and is the realm that Zhuang Lin has now reached.

Similar to, yet somewhat different from, the moment he achieved the True Person realm and understood that the next realm was related to the Primordial Spirit, Zhuang Lin also understood that the next realm was the True Self realm.

As he pondered, his primordial spirit continued to ascend, and the disciples of the Yanzhen Sect outside the Immortal Palace all witnessed the rising of that radiant light.

Outside the hall, many people looked up in astonishment.

"what is that?"

"It's the primordial spirit! It's Senior Zhuang's primordial spirit!"

"True essence manifested! True essence manifested! The Soaring Heaven Sacred Realm—Senior Zhuang truly is the Soaring Heaven Sacred Realm—"

The commotion in the Immortal Palace Square did not affect Zhuang Lin's actions. His primordial spirit continued to ascend, and the restrictions of the Yanzhen Sect in his eyes seemed to show a more distinct change in aura.

Feeling no danger, Zhuang Lin headed straight upwards.

The next moment, Zhuang Lin emerged from the water and appeared in the Taihang Mountains. Although he was released from the air barrier, he did not appear near the lake, but in a distant and unfamiliar mountain region.

But upon closer inspection, it wasn't too far from the entrance to the Yanzhen Sect's training grounds, about a hundred miles away.

The radiance of the Five Elements Converging to the Origin was too obvious, but Zhuang Lin only had a thought, and the radiance on his body immediately dimmed, and even the flowing light on his body was hidden.

At this moment, Zhuang Lin's primordial spirit was no different from his physical body.

Furthermore, the manifestation of the primordial spirit is incredibly swift. Zhuang Lin only needs to have a thought, and it seems that the thought can instantly transport him to the destination, covering a distance of a hundred miles in the blink of an eye.

At the mountain lake near the entrance to the Yanzhen Sect's mountain gate, the disciple guarding the mountain, dressed in a straw raincoat, was still sitting there, but his thoughts had already drifted back to the sect.

But suddenly he felt a flash of rainbow light around him. The disciple immediately looked up and saw a flash of light disappear by the lake, revealing Zhuang Lin's figure.

The disciple paused for a moment, glancing instinctively at the lake. There hadn't been a sound just moments before, but he didn't have time to think further and immediately stood up. "Senior Zhuang? What are you doing here? Didn't the Sect Leader and the others see you off?"

How could the sect leader and the others be so rude? They didn't even see Senior Zhuang off when he left.
This is absurd. The disciple was even a little frightened at this moment. Could it be that they parted on bad terms? Impossible.
Zhuang Lin stood there for a while, reflecting on the feeling he had just experienced and calming his breathing. That instant was indeed faster than flying on a sword, but it seemed somewhat unworthy, leaving him with some instability in his breathing.

Upon hearing the voice, Zhuang Lin turned his head and saw the Yanzhen Sect disciple wearing a straw raincoat. He seemed not to recognize that Zhuang Lin was now only a primordial spirit.

"What? Everyone from the Yanzhen Sect is here, but you're still outside?"

This disciple was the one who brought Zhuang Lin into the Yanzhen Sect before, but unexpectedly, he came out again after the gathering at the Immortal Palace.

The man in the straw raincoat scratched his head.

"There can't be no one guarding the mountain gate, I guess I'm just unlucky. Senior, now that you've come out, didn't the sect leader and the others see you off?"

"Oh, it's alright. I snuck out on my own, they don't know. You can continue. I suddenly remembered something, I'll be right back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuang Lin had another thought, and the next moment his primordial spirit disappeared directly in front of the disciple in the straw raincoat.

The Yanzhen Sect disciple, dressed in a straw raincoat, was stunned again. He stared wide-eyed at his surroundings, then channeled his magic power to examine his eyes closely, but could not discern anything amiss.

Senior Zhuang is gone? How did he leave? Was it an illusion? A stealth technique?
After standing there for a while, the disciple finally realized something was wrong; he should go back to the sect first.

Before long, the disciple in the straw raincoat passed through the restriction and returned to the blessed land of Yanzhen Sect, where he saw a large number of disciples surrounding the Immortal Palace.

Many people were looking at the sky, and even some elders had left the Immortal Palace and were also looking at various parts of the sect.

At this moment, although he was a disciple guarding the mountain, the man in the straw raincoat was still somewhat angry, but he dared not show it directly and simply accelerated his flight toward the Immortal Palace.

All the disciples were in the Immortal Palace, so the single streak of flying light was particularly noticeable and many people saw it, but it was clearly not Zhuang Lin.

The elders who walked out of the Immortal Palace were the Third Elder and the Second Elder. Although the others also wanted to see more of the manifested primordial spirit, they had to protect Zhuang Lin's physical body and dared not act in any way that would affect the greater good.

At this moment, the two elders outside the hall also noticed the beam of light, and they exchanged a glance.

"Could something have happened outside the mountain gate again?"

"Senior Zhuang's primordial spirit is currently traveling, so we must not cause any trouble. Let's go!"

The two elders were no longer in a hurry to find Zhuang Lin's primordial spirit. They immediately ascended into the sky one after the other and intercepted the disciple halfway there.

"Yihong, you've returned now, is there some important matter outside the mountain gate?"

The disciple immediately stood in the void and bowed to the two concerned elders.

"This disciple greets the two elders. There is indeed important business outside the mountain gate. This disciple saw that Senior Zhuang left alone. Elders, is there some unpleasantness between the sect and Senior Zhuang?"

"Hmm?" "Huh?"

"Elder, Elder?"

The two elders exchanged a glance, and a thought immediately struck them, making them understand.

"You said you saw Senior Zhuang leave? Did you notice anything different about him?"

"Different? It's exactly the same as when I came. He even asked me with a smile why everyone else was here while I was still guarding the mountain gate. His tone was very kind, and he was clearly not displeased. If I may be so bold as to ask, why are the sect leader and all the elders so indifferent, and only allowed Senior Zhuang to leave alone?"

"I see that all my fellow disciples are present in the Immortal Palace, and the two elders don't seem to have just received guidance and need to immediately go into seclusion, do they?"

As a disciple, speaking to an elder in this way, even if the tone seems polite, already carries a hint of disrespect.

But the two elders showed no sign of taking offense; instead, they smiled.

"Did you personally witness Senior Zhuang actually emerge from the mountain gate?"

"Perhaps I didn't see this disciple. But I wasn't distracted."

This is a serious problem. The gatekeeper may not have noticed, but doesn't saying that mean he has neglected his duty?

"Hahahaha. Don't say that you failed in your duty!"

"It's normal that you couldn't see him. What you saw just now might not have been Senior Zhuang. Well, that's not quite right either. It was indeed Senior Zhuang, but not the one you're thinking of."

"Indeed, how could we dare to neglect Senior Zhuang? He is still reading in the hall at the moment. You should go back and keep watch over him carefully. There's no need to worry. Go!"

"Yes, disciple, I obey!"

Since things had already been said to this extent, the disciple could not say anything more and chose to turn back.

On the way, the disciple still had doubts. The two elders had no reason to lie. If it was all true, then who was Senior Zhuang that I saw? Was it all Senior Zhuang?

The disciple's heart jolted, and he suddenly realized something. Combined with the fact that the sect already knew that Senior Zhuang was very likely to be a Lingxiao Saint Realm expert, the answer became self-evident!
(End of this chapter)