My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 205 After the Strange Changes in the Heavenly Dao
Emperor Tianzun's roar resounded throughout the entire Zhixuan Heaven.

He shouted "White Thief!" with all his might!

This is the Heavenly Lord of the Mysterious Heaven, forcibly displaying his last supreme power with the true spirit he barely maintains.

As the sound faded, it was as if a bell tolled throughout the heavens and earth.

It was as if heaven and earth were holding a funeral.

A pervasive sense of sorrow instantly filled the entire world.

However, such a subtle phenomenon could not stop the decay of Emperor Tianzun's body. At this moment, Emperor Tianzun's entire body began to emit a dark black mist.

This black mist is exactly the same as the black mist that is currently spreading across the four continents!
At the same time, the form of Emperor Tianzun continued to shrink. Although that bit of true spirit was still trying to regain control, in the end, that bit of true spirit did not move again, and the body of Emperor Tianzun returned to the layer of heaven deep in the sky.

At this moment, with the return of Emperor Tianzun's body, that layer of heaven suddenly underwent a dramatic change. Endless black mist spread out as if it were engulfing the heavens and earth.

In an instant, it was as if a source of dark mist had appeared there!

However, these terrifying black mists did not completely fall. Just as they were about to land on the tenth heaven, they were blown away by the immense power of heavenly destiny.

At the same time, stimulated by this, the ten layers of heaven emitted an invisible force, which protected the four continents in the form of a barrier.

This caused the world to regain its vitality.

However, because the Heavenly Dao of Zhixuan Heaven has changed drastically, and Emperor Tianzun has become the source of the black mist, the spiritual energy generated this time is mutated spiritual energy.

It can be absorbed by beings with a yin lifespan, but if a being with a yang lifespan tries to absorb it, it will be poisoned to death.

Regardless of their cultivation level, they could not escape the fate of dying from poisoning.

At this moment, the entire Zhixuan Heaven no longer possessed its former ethereal aura.

However, somewhat strangely, the development level of Zhixuan Heaven has gone from being close to completion to being at completion.

The number of worlds created by Banhu that have reached a state of great perfection is very small.

Among them, the world closest to Zhixuan Heaven in its perfected state of development is the Primordial Chaos World. At this moment, within the Primordial Chaos World, a Daoist directly sensed the changes in Zhixuan Heaven.

As a result, a look of astonishment appeared on the Taoist's face.

There are countless things in this world that could astound this Taoist priest, but they are extremely rare, almost nonexistent. Yet now, such a thing has happened.

"Knowing the Mysterious Heaven..."

"Such an unexpected performance?"

This Taoist priest, named Hongshi, was the very one who had gone to Zhixuan Heaven to transmit the Dharma in the past. At this moment, the aura emanating from this Taoist priest Hongshi was exactly the same as that of Emperor Tianzun before.

It is unclear whether it is a constraint on the Way of Heaven, or whether it is itself a manifestation of the Way of Heaven.

"I wonder if the opportunity for achieving the Banhu in Zhixuan Heaven has already appeared?" Thinking of this, even someone as powerful as Hongshi Daoren couldn't help but feel a sudden surge of emotion in his eyes.

So, after thinking about it, he tried to communicate with the disciples he had taken in when he was spreading the Dharma.

Having received his method of severing the three corpses and merging with the Dao, one should naturally become his disciple!

This connection made Hongshi Daoren frown, because no matter how he tried to contact them, he couldn't get the message to Zhixuan Heaven and thus create a cause and effect.

Fortunately, when he was casting the spell, he realized that his disciples were still alive.

After all, they all succeeded by cultivating the method of severing the three corpses and merging with the Dao.

Once this method is mastered, even if the true body perishes, the avatar formed by the method of severing the three corpses and merging with the Dao can still sever the true body and live well. It is the most advanced method of preserving life.

If any of his disciples are still alive, then Daoist Hongshi can descend across realms.

However, once this method is used, the disciple who is used as his incarnation will not only perish directly, but other disciples in Zhixuan Heaven who have practiced this method will also become aware of it.

Therefore, if it weren't for the inability to communicate with the disciples of Zhi Xuantian and establish a causal connection, Hongshi Daoren would never have chosen this method.

And the one chosen by Hongshi Daoren for this arrival was naturally the strongest among them.

……

Knowing the Mysterious Heaven, the Immortal Cave.

The Celestial Venerable of the Boundless Realm was a figure born in the previous era. He ascended to the throne using the extraordinary power and destiny of a half-complete Dream Dao, and then founded two great sects. Only after accumulating a massive amount of educational merit through these two sects was he able to finally ascend to the throne as he wished.

Because he ascended to the throne through his educational achievements, and because the extraordinary power and destiny he possessed were extremely low, the Heavenly Venerable of the Boundless Realm still did not give up his educational work.

In order to ensure that his teachings would not be destroyed, when the Taoist Hongshi came to preach, he went to listen to the teachings and became a disciple of the Taoist Hongshi, receiving the Taoist name "Wuwang Taishang" and becoming the eldest disciple.

Then, the Heavenly Venerable of the Boundless Realm, who had cultivated three incarnations, sent these three incarnations into the mortal world to secretly ensure the inheritance of the two major religions.

The ancestor worshipped at the mortal pilgrimage mountain is none other than this Heavenly Venerable of the Boundless Realm!

And this Ancestral Master Mountain is one of the two major sects under the control of the Heavenly Venerable of the Boundless Realm.

As for the other sect, known as the Fearless Bodhi Sect, it is not well-known in the mortal world, but it has been passed down to this day and has never been destroyed. Firstly, the Fearless Bodhi Sect does not have any powerful lineages, so its disciples rarely attract the attention of others because of the lineages they possess.

Even if someone does receive the inheritance of the Fearless Bodhi Sect, they will gradually come to identify with it through practicing the teachings and eventually convert to its teachings.

Secondly, the ancestral temple of the Fearless Bodhi Sect is a blessed land, and within this blessed land, there are two incarnations of the Boundless Realm Celestial Venerables presiding over it.

As long as one doesn't trespass into the ancestral court of the Fearless Bodhi Sect, even if all the disciples of the sect are killed, the two incarnations of the Boundless Realm Heavenly Venerables will not make any move. However, as long as one dares to trespass into the ancestral court, regardless of one's identity, one will die directly within the ancestral court.

"The teaching methods of the Fearless Bodhi Sect need to be changed..." Wuwangjing Tianzun pondered carefully. As one of the near-Dao immortals in Zhixuantian, whose strength was ordinary and who relied on the power of teaching, Wuwangjing Tianzun paid close attention to the changes in the mortal world.

Currently, all four continents of Zhixuan Heaven are undergoing numerous bizarre changes due to the unpredictable shifts in the Heavenly Dao. Ordinary lifespans are being converted into Yin lifespans, and ordinary flesh and blood bodies, by nurturing ghosts, are all stepping into the realm of cultivation. As a result, even if the spiritual energy of heaven and earth does not undergo any strange changes, the methods of inheritance he originally left behind are no longer applicable to the current environment of Zhixuan Heaven.

Firstly, the power of the inherited method is too weak; one might cultivate diligently for twenty years only to be casually killed by a ghostly hand. Secondly, most living beings in this world have already transitioned from a yang lifespan to a yin lifespan, and what they absorb are those strange and mutated spiritual energies, which renders the inherited methods he left behind ineffective.

Thirdly, the number of beings who still have a lifespan is small, and they are all in occupied territories.

It should be understood that he only wanted the merit of teaching and enlightening, not to clash with other near-Dao Celestial Venerables.

Therefore, after careful consideration, the Celestial Venerable of the Boundless Realm began to modify his lineage. He had already decided to abandon the group with Yang lifespan and instead focus on Yin lifespan.

Although the emergence of the Yin Life Cycle has completely changed the landscape of the four continents, and most mortals no longer need to worry about starving or freezing to death, this kind of cultivation is still not something everyone can do.

Currently, some existing forces, precisely because their strength has not diminished much after the Yin Life Cycle, are still able to retain the ability to research cultivation methods adapted to the new era.

This newly developed method of cultivation was naturally kept secret and would not be circulated, no matter how many problems it had.

However, this situation should change soon.

Because the Heavenly Venerable of the Boundless Realm had just swept his gaze across the four continents, he discovered that the Immortal Qi Cultivation System created by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable Bai Chijing was adaptable to the current environment.

Therefore, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Dao Integration Immortal Path system will thus become a thing of the past.

In the future, any beings in the Heavenly Realm who still possess a lifespan will inevitably cultivate, and can only cultivate, the path of immortal energy. After all, currently only the ninth heaven still possesses flawless spiritual energy that has not yet undergone any changes. And the immortal energy in the tenth heaven can also meet the needs of immortals for cultivation.

However, this does not mean that the cultivation methods of people with a lifespan of yin cannot be passed down.

"Positioning myself in the future as the master of the profound realm, this position will ensure the continuity of my Bodhi Sect's lineage, but it won't become too prosperous, thus avoiding conflict with other near-Dao Heavenly Venerables..."

The Celestial Venerable of the Boundless Realm nodded slightly. This was the positioning he gave to the Fearless Bodhi Sect. It was precisely because of this positioning that this sect was able to pass on peacefully for an era, even though there were no immortals outside the ancestral court and various cultivation resources were extremely scarce.

As for the ancestral master mountain, this sect has a special cultivation method that can gradually improve one's strength while providing enlightenment, so it needs immortals to support it.

However, this practice of worshipping the ancestral mountain also falls into the category of caution.

Without a doubt, this Heavenly Venerable of the Boundless Realm belongs to the type who, even after attaining the Heart of the Near Dao, never forgets his original aspiration.

Just as the Celestial Venerable of the Boundless Realm was preparing to pass on his newly created technique to the ancestral temple of the Bodhi Sect of Leaving Fear, a mysterious power appeared out of thin air and instantly locked the Celestial Venerable of the Boundless Realm's immortal soul.

"not good!"

"teacher!"

The Celestial Venerable of the Boundless Realm widened his eyes and let out two exclamations. Then, the expression on his face changed, becoming indifferent and detached from worldly affairs.

It was Hongshi Daoren who descended from another realm.

Upon his appearance, he directly occupied the body, lifelong cultivation, precious treasures, and the near-Dao Venerable position of one of his disciples!
This is an extremely thorough form of plunder and occupation.

What's even more incredible is that this process of taking over was extremely natural, as if Hongshi Daoren was the real Wuwang Realm Celestial Venerable, while the previous Wuwang Realm Celestial Venerable was an imposter.

It is evident that the method of the First Immortal using the alias Jia Shusheng was entirely the work of Hongshi Daoren.

However, it is also obvious that the First Immortal modified this method in many ways.

"The changes in Zhixuan Heaven are so great? The Heavenly Dao has changed drastically? What is it that can cause the Heavenly Dao to change drastically?" Hongshi Daoren, who successfully crossed over to the realm, learned all the causes and consequences he wanted to know as soon as he arrived in Zhixuan Heaven through the connection of cause and effect.

"Before the strange changes occurred, the heavens of Zhixuan Heaven roared 'White Thief!' Does this 'White Thief' refer to the reincarnation of the Primordial Immortal Power?" Hongshi Daoist tried to find out, but unfortunately, at this time, the entire mortal realm of Zhixuan Heaven, including the four continents, was under the protection of the Heavenly Fortune of the Tenth Heaven.

If he were to arrive at this location in his true form, he could easily discern the truth within. However, since he has merely replaced the Heavenly Venerable of the Boundless Realm, the strength he displays is unlikely to exceed the upper limit of the Heavenly Venerable of the Boundless Realm.

Moreover, if he wasn't mistaken, his good disciple's two exclamations of "Oh no!" and "Teacher!" were merely feints; his true spirit had already severed its near-Dao Venerable status and escaped at the first moment.

As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father, and no one knows a daughter better than her mother; the same principle applies to knowing a disciple.

At this moment, the true Heavenly Venerable of the Boundless Realm, just as Hongshi Daoren had guessed, severed his near-Dao Venerable position, and his true spirit escaped immediately.

However, what this true Heavenly Venerable of the Boundless Realm did next exceeded Hongshi Daoren's expectations.

Because he directly transferred the half-formed extraordinary power of the Dream Path within him to a soul that he had unintentionally protected before, this soul, which was originally unable to be awakened, was directly awakened.

This soul was originally in a daze, and looked no different from the soul of an ordinary person.

However, after obtaining half of the extraordinary power and destiny of the Dream Dao, this soul directly unleashed an unimaginable aura, and the original mortal soul even transformed into an immortal soul.

"I'm……"

"Su Jian!"

The soul murmured to itself, and as it uttered its true name, a near-Dao Venerable position appeared out of thin air in this world!
However, although this near-Dao Venerable Position has manifested, it is not like other near-Dao Venerable Positions, which immediately display supreme power and trigger celestial phenomena and call upon all of heaven and earth to be revered upon manifestation.

At this moment, this near-Dao Venerable position appeared somewhat indistinct, because there was a figure on it.

Although the figure was elusive, it was still clear that someone had usurped this near-Dao Venerable position, preventing the rightful near-Dao Venerable position belonging to Su Jian from being fully realized!
"Fellow Daoist Su, please take your seat!" the true Heavenly Venerable of the Boundless Realm called out loudly.

Upon hearing this, Su Jian turned around, first thanked the Heavenly Venerable of the Boundless Realm who now only had a trace of true spirit left, and then began his ascent to the heavens step by step.

The world only knows him by his name, Su Bairen, but no one knows that this name, Bairen, comes from the suffering he endured in every past life, unable to ascend to the throne. In this life, he was plotted against and his cultivation fruit was stolen, but it doesn't matter, because he only needs to awaken the cultivation from his previous life.

"Anji! We've known each other for years, why would you betray me?"

Su Jian did not speak, but his booming voice resounded throughout the entire world.

"However, I don't care about the answer. The only thing I care about now is your demise!" As these words fell, the ten percent of the extraordinary power of the sword path that had been hidden because of Su Jian's demise manifested from the sky and transformed into sword energies that intertwined with Su Jian's immortal soul.

Half a degree of extraordinary power in the Dream Path and one degree of extraordinary power in the Sword Path—this is already an excessive amount of resources for ascending to the throne, and this is just the beginning.

(End of this chapter)