Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 1039 Dao Heart
This is just right!
To be honest, when the gatekeeper said that all he had to do was beat him up, Lü Yang immediately stood up in surprise. This was exactly the kind of operation that the Dharma Body Path should be doing.

What kind of spirit mediumship is this? It's nothing but heresy.

If you're so smart, why are you practicing the Dharmakaya Path? You're really tarnishing the reputation of the Dharmakaya Path. The pure Dharmakaya Path doesn't need those fancy tricks at all!

Seeing Lü Yang's confident expression, Tian Men quickly reminded him, "Fellow Daoist, don't think it's simple. To tell you the truth, back then, our master was near death and could only seal the hearts of the twelve Dharma Body Great True Monarchs together. So if you want to challenge him, you'll have to fight all twelve at once."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang's expression froze.

Me? Fighting twelve Great True Lords?
The next second, Lü Yang, who had just been rubbing his hands together, ready to make a big splash, retreated again, his expression serious: "I think it's more appropriate to use strategy."

Damn, no wonder Mending the Sky chose to take a different path back then.

This is not meant to be understood by people!

After a moment of silence, Lü Yang regained his composure and looked at Tian Men, saying in a low voice, "Just how strong are these seniors? They can't all be at the Heavenly Ascension Realm, can they?"

"That's not the case."

Tianhu explained, "The dark side of the Sea of ​​Light is an ocean of consciousness, so it is not about cultivation level, but more about the strength of a cultivator's Dao heart."

"Oh?" Lü Yang straightened his back.

"May I ask, fellow Daoist, now that my Dao heart has reached perfection, do I have a chance of winning?"

"Perfected Dao Heart?" Tian Men was taken aback upon hearing this. "Isn't this a basic requirement for a True Monarch? With your cultivation level, shouldn't it be even higher?"

Lu Yang: “.”

Is there another level beyond the perfection of the Dao heart?

Left with no other choice, Lü Yang recounted the story of the Daoist Heart Method's extinction in the world. After listening, Tian Hu fell into a long silence.

"You beast!"

After a moment of silence, Tianhu's first words were a familiar angry curse, followed by a sigh: "It wasn't like this back then; the Dao heart is the foundation of cultivation."

"Basically, any cultivator who can become a True Lord has a perfected Dao Heart. And those with great supernatural powers in the late Golden Core stage can basically imbue their Dao Heart with their own will, which we call 'Fasting of the Heart.' Cultivating the Fasting of the Heart to achieve emptiness and stillness, if one can go further on this basis, one becomes a Dao Lord."

".Um?"

Lu Yang suddenly looked up and caught the key point in Tian Men's words: "Cultivation of the Dao Heart is also related to the Dao Lord? Can you explain in detail?"

"of course can."

Tianhu nodded, which greatly pleased Lü Yang. He couldn't help but glance at Si Chong's lingering resentment, which had fallen silent again, and a look of disdain appeared in his eyes.

Look at you, and then look at others!
Both are relics left by the spirit mediums, so why is there such a big difference?
Ask me anything and I'll be clueless, but ask the Heavenly Gate and I'll get a barrage of important information. If you didn't know better, you'd think the Heavenly Gate was the one in charge of exorcising evil spirits!

"Oh, right."

Just then, Tianhu seemed to suddenly realize something and hurriedly explained, "Fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand. The Dao Lord I'm referring to is different from those in later generations."

"Specifically, it refers to the Dao Lord before the [Other Shore] was completed."

Tianhu patiently said, "Since you have cultivated the [Precious Life and Complete Form Scripture], you should know what a special realm the Golden Core Perfection is, right?"

Lü Yang nodded.

The completion of the Golden Core stage is less of a state of being and more of a transition, a transitional phase in the transformation from a Grand True Monarch in the late Golden Core stage to a Dao Lord.

Admittedly, this stage is vastly different from the late Golden Core stage, but firstly, it is still inferior to the Nascent Soul Dao Lord of the Other Shore, and secondly, it cannot remain there permanently. If one cannot ascend to the Other Shore, one will inevitably fall in rank when one's magical power is exhausted, or even explode and die.

However, there is always a glimmer of hope in everything. "If a cultivator's Dao heart can reach the third stage, then it will be different. At that time, the cultivator can break free from the limitations and remain permanently at the Golden Core Perfection stage."

"We generally refer to him as Daojun."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang nodded: "A True Lord who is close to the Dao is called a Dao Lord. I also know something about this. Could it be that the Dao Lord before the [Other Shore] is like this?"

“No.” Tian Men shook his head upon hearing this: “This is only a prerequisite.”

"In addition to the third stage of Dao Heart, a sufficiently powerful Dao lineage must be established in order for the Dao Lord to further sublimate at the level of Golden Core Perfection."

“That is the Dao Lord before the Other Shore.”

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang fell silent.

Can the lineage of Dao strengthen the Dao Lord?
'No, that's not it, quite the opposite. If my previous deductions with the Patriarch were correct, the Daoist lineage should be used to hinder the Daoist Master.'

This is a counterintuitive secret.

Lu Yang recalled the conversation between the Dao Lords that he had overheard through the Old Dragon Lord, and pondered: 'Before the [Other Shore], Dao Lords could infinitely elevate their rank as long as they were willing to risk losing their senses and entering a state of unconsciousness. This is the secret to the power of a Dao Lord—like a kite connected to a string.'

'At the other end of the line, the heavier the emphasis on tradition, the more burdens it carries.'

'The higher the rank a Dao Lord can rise to, the farther they can fly.'

'However, once a mistake is made, the ties of the lineage weaken, and the thread breaks. The Dao Master will then be lost, driven into eternal silence by endless emptiness.'

Of course, this is before the "other shore".

After the appearance of the Other Shore, the Void is illuminated, and the Dao Lord has a more stable method to ascend to higher ranks, so his dependence on the Dao lineage should be greatly reduced.

'However, it has only decreased, not completely disappeared.'

After all, while the [Other Shore] is very useful, it's not without its risks.

'Therefore, each Dao Lord still retains their Dao lineage to ensure that even if the [Other Shore] collapses one day, they will still maintain an overwhelming advantage over lower cultivation.'

Thinking of this, Lü Yang let out a long breath and asked the most crucial question: "Perfection, what is the name of the third stage of the Heart-Cleansing Dao Heart? Is there a method for its cultivation? If not, I'm afraid I am powerless to help you revive the Dharma Body Dao seniors."

"This"

Upon hearing this, Tianhu scratched his head, feeling that something was amiss.

Strange, am I here to test people?
It feels like I haven't even started the test yet, and I've already given away a lot of good stuff. Now they're even giving away the Dao Heart Cultivation Method?
but
Tianhu glanced at Lü Yang, and finally sighed, "The Dharma Body Path is broken. Fellow Daoist must have endured many hardships to reach this level. Oh well."

As soon as he finished speaking, words immediately appeared on the palace walls.

【Chapter on Cleansing the Mind and Purifying the Heart】!
His brush moved with the speed and grace of dragons and snakes, its strokes as sharp as silver hooks and iron lines, until countless scriptures were finally outlined into a huge talisman, which directly entered Lü Yang's mind and consciousness.

"The third stage of the Dao Heart is called the [Primordial Spirit]."

"This book, 'Cleansing the Mind and Purifying the Impurities,' was created by the master specifically for cultivators of the Dharma Body Path. Like other Dharma Body Path cultivation methods, it is mainly easy to understand."

"Fellow Daoist, you don't need to cultivate much. Just take the beatings. Find someone to test your Dao heart. The longer you can withstand it, the faster your Dao heart will cultivate. However, this method can only lay a foundation for you. The final construction of the Heart Fast still requires you to inject your own will into the Heart Fast."

"By the way."

At this point, Tianhu finally revealed his true intentions: "Using this method to cultivate the Dao heart, the dark side of the sea of ​​light within the ocean of consciousness is the best choice."

(End of this chapter)