Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 694 Heaven takes its course
This is what I was waiting for.

True Lord Tianguang immediately took action.

Xu Yunfan, seeing this, no longer tried to hide it.

With no further obstruction, the two ten-thousand-foot-long magic beams unleashed their power simultaneously!
The platinum-gold glazed sword light transformed into billions of solidified anchors, driving them into the boundary wall of Attila, while the purple-gold lightning chains coiled around the boundary like giant pythons.

Amidst the ear-piercing sound of the boundary membrane tearing, the tattered Atila Realm was forcibly dragged into the edge of the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm's laws.

The vast and boundless Xuanhuang merit energy descended from the void, with 60% entering Xu Yunfan's Dharma form and 40% converging towards Tianguang Zhenjun.

"Comfortable!"

Xu Yunfan showed a hint of satisfaction on his face, and then immediately activated the Boundary Breaking Platform.

"Lu Chuan, lead the people back to the border."

Xu Yunfan's illusory image broke through the boundary platform.

The Xuan Yu Platform shimmered with light as thirty Void-Crossing Boats carrying thousands of cultivators roared out.

Amidst the crowd, an inconspicuous beam of light enveloped the statue of Taiyi Jiuku Jiunan Tianzun, which quietly landed and instantly connected with the remaining incense network of Attila.

It was Zhang Ziyang.

Xu Yunfan's gaze swept over it, then smoothly moved away, as if he hadn't seen it.

This is not the time for conversation, especially with True Lord Tianguang watching us intently from the side.

If he reveals any flaw, the smiling True Lord Tianguang will definitely swing his sword at him without hesitation in the next second.

Tian Guang Zhenjun was eager to collect merits to stabilize the losses in the Sword Domain, and was also concerned about the competition among the disciples within the realm. His platinum Dharma form nodded slightly to Xu Yunfan.

"With this matter settled, Fellow Daoist Shenxiao, farewell."

A flash of sword light, and it instantly disappeared into the Aitila Crack.

Xu Yunfan stood in the Boundary Sea, feeling the fading of the Heavenly Rat label on his attribute panel under the overwhelming flow of merit, and his cultivation value continuously rising as the heavens and earth forcibly interacted with him with the help of merit.

As the vast tides of the Boundary Sea gradually subsided, the enormous and dilapidated outline of the Atila Great World was finally completely swallowed and digested by the powerful world membrane of the Taihua Spirit Ruins World.

Until the moment when the Great Realm of Attila was completely swallowed up.

In an instant, the void trembled, and the vast and boundless Xuanhuang merit energy descended from an unknown place, condensing into a tangible waterfall of light. Sixty percent of it entered Xu Yunfan's majestic Dharma image standing atop Shenxiao Mountain, while forty percent flowed towards the Dharma image of the Heavenly Light True Monarch of the Wancheng Sword Sect, surrounded by platinum sword light.

A vast amount of merit is bestowed upon one, cleansing one's limbs and bones, and further purifying the very essence of one's soul.

Xu Yunfan could clearly feel that his cultivation was progressing at a considerable speed under the nourishment of this pure and powerful force, as if a parched riverbed had welcomed long-awaited rain.

Taihua Heavenly Dao's generosity is a reward for his sacrifice of an entire Great World's origin.

It is essentially a mutually beneficial relationship.

However, the look of contentment only lingered on Xu Yunfan's face for a moment.

A more subtle yet chilling will, like a lingering infection, still lingered deep within his soul.

He could see, or rather, sense, that his name was still online on a list woven by the rules of the world, though it had been washed away by the Xuanhuang merit and was no longer as dazzlingly red as it was when he first attained enlightenment, it was still imprinted on him and had not been completely erased.

It's not that the "big rat" label has completely faded away, but rather that the color of the label has lightened.

The level has been downgraded from "must be eliminated quickly" to "requires high vigilance".

A faint sense of repulsion, like a subtle electric current, still occasionally swept over him.

This world felt a deep-seated alienation from him, the plunderer.

After achieving the Golden Core stage, everything changed drastically.

"You've felt it too, haven't you? The heavens of this Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm, huh, have quite a discerning palate."

A lazy voice, tinged with a hint of mockery, rang out from his side.

The graceful figure of the Insightful True Monarch quietly appeared, her Xuan Sha Qi flowing around her, condensing and not dissipating. Her beautiful eyes, which seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, fell on Xu Yunfan, and a knowing smile appeared on her lips.

Xu Yunfan withdrew his gaze from the void and looked at Dongming Zhenjun. The illusory image of the Dharma body also disappeared, leaving only the true body standing tall on the mountain peak.

A strong wind blew against the hem of his purple-gold Taoist robe, making it flutter loudly.

"Yes. Even if we pull together many more realms and contribute more of the world's origin, it seems to be just a drop in the ocean. The dissatisfaction of the Heavenly Dao is deeply rooted."

He spoke slowly, his voice calm, but thoughtful.

"The root of the matter lies in the two words 'Tao' and 'fruit'."

With a slight parting of her red lips, Dongming Zhenjun revealed the truth, confirming the suspicions that Xu Yunfan had just come to understand.

"The Fruit of the Dao..."

Xu Yunfan repeated in a low voice, a flash of lightning disappearing from his eyes.

At this moment, all the clues came together.

He finally understood the source of Heaven's dissatisfaction with the Golden Core True Monarch.

At the Golden Core Realm, one attains the Dao Fruit, transcends the mortal realm, and enjoys a long lifespan, becoming a top existence in this world.

But this is by no means the end.

Further up, there are Nascent Soul Dao Masters overlooking the Boundary Sea.

Cultivators seek the Dao, ascending to heaven step by step.

To advance from the early to the middle, or even the late and peak stages of the Golden Core realm, and ultimately to glimpse the legendary Nascent Soul Dao Embryo realm, the Dao Fruit itself is the greatest resource and stepping stone.

What is meant by practicing the Small Heavenly Circuit? It means taking one's own natal Dao Fruit as the foundation and core, and then finding two Dao Fruits that are compatible with one's own path and have complementary attributes, such as Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, life and death, light and darkness.

The one that aligns with this is naturally the best position in this realm.

Through the refinement of Taoist practice, it is thoroughly transformed and integrated.

The power of the three Dao Fruits is used to form a continuous, cyclical microcosmic orbit within the Golden Core, causing the essence of the Golden Core to undergo a leap.

If one does not fall into the celestial realm after reincarnation, one will be able to stand firm and govern one's own position.

The mastery of magical power, Taoist cultivation, imagery, and laws all undergo a qualitative change, marking the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

To reach the late stage of the Golden Core realm, one needs to find two Dao Fruits with compatible attributes on the basis of the Small Heavenly Circuit, integrate them into the Heavenly Circuit, and expand the Small Heavenly Circuit into a more expansive, stable, and higher-level Great Heavenly Circuit.

The power of the five Dao Fruits circulates endlessly, and the Golden Core's power is as vast as the sea, thus one becomes a late-stage True Monarch.

There are only so many Heavenly Generals and Earthly Fiends in the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm, so how many Golden Cores can they support?

"A True Monarch in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm needs three Dao Fruits, while to advance to the late stage, five Dao Fruits are required..."

Xu Yunfan silently recited this in his heart.

Each Dao Fruit signifies the fall of a Golden Core True Monarch, or the forced plunder of the supreme law authority nurtured by heaven and earth.

For the Heavenly Dao of the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm, this was nothing short of a continuous and escalating internal conflict and blood loss.

The True Lords are powerful, the guardians and pioneers of the realm, but at the same time they are also the most greedy parasites.

They invaded other worlds, plundered their origins, and kept the majority for themselves to nourish their own cultivation and elevate their realm.

The Way of Heaven can only distribute its blessings to some peripheral fragments of the world's origin.

The severe imbalance between effort and reward will inevitably breed resentment in Heaven over time, leading it to regard the True Lords as treacherous rats and label them accordingly.

"The way of Heaven is constant; it does not exist for Yao, nor does it perish for Jie."

It needs to maintain its own operation, but the sheer number of golden cores and its excessive greed naturally make it redundant under its balancing principle, something to be wary of and even eliminated.

(End of this chapter)