Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 343 Outside the World
Baiyujing, in the Tianji Pavilion.

Twenty years have passed, and the Tianji Hall, after several expansions, has become even more magnificent and grand. Being inside it is like being in a land of brilliant stars.

In the twenty years since the spiritual energy between heaven and earth has been constantly increasing, the number of cultivators in the world has also been increasing, and beings in the Dao Realm have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

Most of these people were older generations who had cultivated for many years. Despite having no hope of attaining enlightenment, they finally caught up with the opportunity of this burst of spiritual energy and the return of the Heavenly Dao.

If this is the case in the outside world, then Bai Yujing, who had gathered manpower long ago and possessed countless techniques far surpassing those of this world, was even more powerful.

At this moment, Tianjizi was looking at the cloud and mist sand table in front of him. He saw white jade and golden light spots appearing in various places on the sand table, and each light spot had a name that shimmered with light.

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, located in the Jade Capital, has always had the responsibility of overseeing the world.

Now that the demonic energy has dissipated and spiritual energy has revived, one old fellow after another has emerged from seclusion, and some of them have caused trouble as soon as they came out.

However, these people will soon receive a warning from Bai Yujing: the cultivation world will experience a major earthquake as spiritual energy recovers, and only Bai Yujing has the ability to easily suppress the entire cultivation world.

Only at this time will these people know what kind of place Baiyujing really is.
Tianjizi looked at a majestic mountain in the cloud-shrouded sand table. This mountain pierced into the clouds and was one of the places in the world with the most abundant spiritual energy, apart from Baiyujing, after the spiritual energy gradually recovered.

"Guo Kun of the Kunlun Sect has also achieved the Dao Realm. He is the fifth person in Kunlun to achieve the Dao Realm in recent years. However, the Kunlun Sect has been relatively quiet for the past twenty years, so there is no need to pay too much attention to it."

At this moment, on this sand table, besides the names of the Dao Realms that were flashing white light, there were also the names of locations that were flashing golden light.

These places gradually appeared as the spiritual energy between heaven and earth continued to increase; some appeared on the edge of the world, and some appeared in the mountains.

As the world was upgraded, its scope began to expand again, and many wondrous places gradually appeared. In the words of the Dao Lord, this was the accumulation of the past tens of thousands of years since the outbreak of demonic energy.

As Tianjizi pondered, he waved his sleeve, and the sand table shrouded in mist began to change continuously. After a moment, bursts of golden light, like silk, appeared on the sand table, covering every part of it.

"Twenty years have passed, and the faith in the world's divine physician Dao Lord has become more and more prosperous. The medical books passed down by the Dao Lord have indeed produced remarkable physicians."

Tianjizi looked on with admiration at the incense offerings of the divine healer Daoist so widespread throughout the world.

The faith in this divine healer Daojun has spread in less than thirty years, but it has now spread widely, with Daojun temples everywhere and a large number of believers.

Especially during the twenty years of chaos caused by demons and monsters, the physicians personally trained by the Dao Lords played a tremendous role, saving countless lives.

Tianjizi was not only marveling at how the Dao Lord's faith had spread rapidly throughout the world under the auspices of Baiyujing and the human court, but also at how his Dao Lord's medical skills had truly reduced much suffering in the world, and how these faiths were sincere and filled with gratitude.

With another wave of his sleeve, Tianjizi caused the mystical cloud and mist sand table to dissipate and return to calm. He then put his hands behind his back and slowly walked out of the Tianji Hall.

"The secrets of heaven are obscure now, and it is impossible to calculate how long the ever-recovering spiritual energy will continue or to what extent it will reach. But according to the Dao Master, it will take at least forty more years to reach its peak and then level off."

Tianjizi stepped out of the main hall of Tianji. With two guards bowing, he walked to the edge of the hall's platform, looking down at the churning white clouds and the white jade bridges connecting the magnificent halls.

Since the Daoist Master lifted Bai Yujing to heaven three years ago, no one in the world has seen Bai Yujing since.

Who could have imagined that Bai Yujing was actually in heaven now, and how quickly these people could comprehend the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth if they had enough merit from Heaven and Earth?

Everyone says that the Dao Realm is the pinnacle of the world, the realm of living immortals, but who knows that the minimum requirement to enter Baiyujing is now the Dao Realm? Even the sweeping servants here are not comparable to those who have just entered the Dao Realm.

And this gap continues to widen.
"My progress on the Starry Sky Path is slowing down, so I need to go to the Merit Pool again."

"I've heard that Yan Chixia is almost at the point of comprehending the Great Dao of the Sun; he really can't compare to this one~"

The Old Man of Heavenly Secrets leisurely walked onto the jade bridge and headed towards the main hall on the other side.

Although he still looks the same as before, his lifespan has increased by an unknown amount, giving him plenty of time to admire the celestial scenery. Once his Dao Lord becomes the Heavenly Emperor, he will have rendered meritorious service in supporting the dragon. He only needs to comprehend the complete Great Dao of the Stars and receive a celestial title to become an old immortal who lives as long as the heavens.

On the other side, in the main hall of Baiyujing.

Wearing a loose white and gold robe, Niu Yi sat on a golden throne, meditating with his eyes closed, his divine sense roaming freely between heaven and earth.

It was as if he could appear anywhere in this world at any moment if he wanted to. At the same time, he could even manipulate the Great Dao with his divine sense, and moving mountains and filling seas in the blink of an eye was nothing to him.

After an unknown amount of time, Niu Yi slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the vast, empty white jade hall before him and slowly stood up.

At this moment, he seemed to be the master of the world, and even the slightest movement of getting up caused the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to leap with joy.

"Is this what it feels like to control a world? It's truly amazing. And this is just a world of relatively low status. I wonder what the Three Realms look like to His Majesty the Jade Emperor."

"I wonder what it feels like for Master and the Supreme Dao Ancestor to travel through the myriad worlds with a single thought."

Niu Yi clenched his fist. Since he first sensed the Heavenly Dao and was accepted by it, his understanding of the Primordial Dao Fruit has been constantly improving over the years.

Comprehending individual Daos is a completely different experience from perceiving the Heavenly Dao of the entire world. Although he has not yet fully mastered the Heavenly Dao, he is more than capable of cultivating with its help, which was his original purpose in coming to this world.

Besides, he also personally experienced the feeling of the Jade Emperor traveling the world with a single thought. If he wanted to, he could also send down heavenly lightning to strike enemies anywhere in this world.

"However, we need to be more careful when we make moves on the ground in the future. The earth veins in this world are still too weak, and the rules of heaven are not that powerful."

"If I were to make a move now, it could easily destroy the world. Given the strength of the earth's veins in this world, it's possible that I could accidentally cause the world to be destroyed."

Niu Yi sighed slightly. The difference between the earth veins of this world and those of the Three Realms was like the difference between a strong adult and a weak newborn infant. There was no comparison at all, and it simply could not withstand too much damage.

However, his cultivation speed has not slowed down at all. Once the accumulation of tens of thousands of years is fully unleashed in forty years, Niu Yi will be able to take control of the Heavenly Dao and become the ruler of this world, the Heavenly Emperor.

Even though he has not yet fully taken control of the Heavenly Dao, given the Heavenly Dao's trust in him, as long as Niu Yi does not actively destroy this world, the Heavenly Dao will cooperate with him.

With a flick of his sleeve, Niu Yi quickly produced four jet-black sword fragments in the center of the hall. Each of these fragments was marked with runes, making it difficult for the demonic energy within them to spread.

Upon closer inspection, if these four sword fragments were combined, they could form the tip of a long sword.

In a flash, Niu Yi appeared before the four sword fragments, examining them and muttering:
"It has been tempered by the true fire of the sun for more than ten years, yet there has been no change whatsoever."

"Although this longsword was not made from the rarest treasures of the Three Realms, the spiritual materials used are extremely rare even in the Three Realms, not to mention that this longsword has been refined for countless years."

"Having gone to such lengths to bring such a precious magical artifact into this world, what is their purpose? It's truly hard to guess."

A faint smile appeared on Niu Yi's face as he tapped each of the four sword fragments one by one and chuckled:
"These forty years are your last chance. I've prepared a grand gift to welcome you back!"

In the endless chaos outside the world of Liaozhai.

A bald monk with a scarlet mark on his forehead sat cross-legged in the chaos, looking at the vast world that stretched as far as the eye could see with a gloomy expression.

Although he couldn't personally enter this world in order to conceal his magical artifact, he could still clearly see the changes in this world.

He threw his magic weapon into the world before him, intending to wait for the world to perish so he could seize its very essence.

(End of this chapter)