Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 575 The Taboo of Becoming a Venerable One, and the Solution

"Unable to break through to the Great Venerable Realm?"

After a while, Li Wushou came to his senses.

He stepped forward, stood before the old beggar, and solemnly asked:

"What does it mean?"

Having embarked on the path of immortality, he was determined to reach the pinnacle of immortality, so that he could live a carefree and untroubled life.

Before even embarking on the path to becoming a Venerable One, this path has already been severed?
The realm of his Dharma, body, and domain.

If he can't break through to the Great Venerable Realm, how can others break through?

After all this trouble, this is what you're saying at the end?

Li Wushou found it hard to accept, staring at the old beggar, waiting for an answer.

Seeing this, the old beggar took a step back and asked with a smile:
"It means exactly what it says, are you panicking?"

Since Li Wushou became more and more human, the old beggar actually enjoyed the process of outwitting and outmaneuvering him.

Because at these times, he could always see the human warmth that Li Wushou was constantly radiating, which made him very happy.

Seeing the old beggar's nonchalant demeanor, Li Wushou's mind suddenly calmed down a bit.

He knew things weren't at their worst yet, otherwise the old beggar wouldn't be so relaxed.

Li Wushou let out a long sigh of relief and calmed down.

But he still had no interest in arguing with the old beggar and pressed on again:
"What's going on?"

The old beggar curled his lip when he saw Li Wushou regain his composure.

It was more fun when I was silly and clueless back then!

Muttering to himself, the old beggar stopped arguing and said softly:
"To achieve the divine realm of a god, one needs a destiny star high in the seven heavens and successfully evolve into a divine realm."

Then why are some of the celestial deities in the Sixth Heaven, who also gave rise to the divine realm, only called True Gods and not Divine Venerables?

This question was naturally no challenge for Li Wushou, so he replied directly:
"Because the Yin God's transformation is incomplete, only after undergoing the baptism of the seven heavens' fierce winds can the Yin God completely transform into the Yang God. Only when the Yang God enters the God Realm can the God Realm be guaranteed to hang high in the seven heavens."

The true gods of the sixth heaven, whose divine realms had evolved from divine realms, were utterly powerless against the fierce winds from the seventh heaven.

The old beggar, with his hands behind his back, nodded slightly in agreement:

"That's right! You're absolutely right."

The same applies to the great immortals.

The Dharma Realm of the Transformation God is actually the prototype of the Great Venerable Holy Realm. The reason why they are not Venerables is that their Dharma Realm, Primordial Spirit, and even physical body have not undergone the baptism of heaven and earth.

Therefore, they could not survive the onslaught of the void storm.

Upon hearing this, Li Wushou frowned slightly.

He naturally understood these principles.

"But what does this have to do with my inability to become a Venerable One?"
With my physical body, my Daoist techniques, and even the foundation of my divine realm, am I not capable of undergoing the baptism of heaven and earth?

With a flick of his sleeve, the old beggar gathered the incense smoke that permeated the area around the Three Immortals Hall and brought it inside.

Only then did he calmly ask in return:

"You're right. With your background, it's indeed not difficult for you to withstand the trials of heaven and earth."

But do you know what the baptism of heaven and earth means?

"Isn't the baptism of heaven and earth just like that?"

Li Wushou paused halfway through his answer.

He suddenly understood what the old beggar meant!

During this period, he took charge of the Sealing Spirit Path, gathered its incense offerings, and then set up seven layers of celestial curtains within the Divine Aperture World.

Furthermore, he allowed the life stars of the Paper Goddess, the Old Snail, Chi Xiu, and even the Martial God to be suspended high in the sky of his divine aperture world, and even removed Chi Xiu's life star and resuspended it for this purpose.

Why did he do that?

Isn't it because they're worried that their destiny star hangs high in the sky above the world, under the watchful eye of "He"?
Li Wushou had never experienced the so-called baptism of heaven and earth.

But the scene of Zhu Liuli becoming a Venerable One is still vivid in my mind.

The opponent's Dao, Dharma, physical body, primordial spirit, and even sacred realm are constantly interacting with heaven and earth during their transformation.

This is the process of absorbing the nutrients of heaven and earth to nourish one's own sacred realm. It is also a way for one's own Dao to communicate with heaven and earth.

Then who can guarantee that, in such intense interaction, one's sacred domain, Yang spirit, and even Daoist methods will not be remembered by "He," or even have the seeds of disaster sown?
Even Moro from the Immortal Mountain and the Blood Sea Sacred Domain could plant methods within the Venerable's Daoist techniques.

This left the Sparrow Lord and the Myriad Beasts with immense strength, yet unable to unleash even a fraction of it.

And what about "He"?

If one has already been subjected to some kind of scheme while taking the step of becoming a Venerable One, then...

So when it comes to reaching the pinnacle, who can overcome the mountain that is "He"?

Composing himself, Li Wushou murmured:
"So the reason you can't become a Venerable isn't because you lack the ability, but because you can't become a Venerable under the other party's gaze?"

This belated realization sent a chill down Li Wushou's spine.

He had already realized this, as evidenced by the way he arranged for the Paper Goddess and others.

But the constant travels to various places in recent days had given rise to a deep-seated weariness in him.

He was eager to reach the pinnacle, and the Venerable One was an obstacle standing in his way.

That's why he developed this desire after obtaining the Holy Land, thus ignoring this point.

If it weren't for the old beggar's enlightenment, Li Wushou probably wouldn't have truly understood this until the day he actually broke through to the next realm, at which point he would likely have been in a very passive position.

Hearing Li Wushou's murmurs, the old beggar smiled and nodded, praising him:
"Ruzi can be taught!"

When Li Wushou saw the old beggar confirm it, his expression also turned ugly.

Without the baptism of heaven and earth, one's spirit, body, law, and domain cannot be transformed and ultimately attain supreme status.

After being exposed to the elements, there is a high possibility that hidden dangers may remain in the body.

This cultivation has reached a dead end!
Even Li Wushou was caught in the crux of the matter.

He glanced subconsciously at the old beggar, and seeing that the man still looked relaxed, Li Wushou suddenly raised his right hand, held up two fingers, and said loudly:
"Twenty percent of the incense offerings in the Beast Realm!"

"I want to know the solution!"

The leisurely old beggar paused, and then the wrinkles on his already deep face deepened.

A broad smile spread across his face, like a madam greeting customers in front of a brothel. The old beggar stepped forward, grasped Li Wushou's hand, and shouted loudly:

"make a deal!"

Li Wushou looked at the black handprint that had been wiped from his hand and calmly withdrew his palm.

But deep down, I felt completely relieved.

As long as there's a solution!
He was afraid that the old beggar would reply after he shouted that he couldn't do anything about it either.

That would be truly a predicament!
Just then, Li Wushou suddenly thought of a question, his expression turned solemn again, and he asked the old beggar:
"Then what about Scholar Wu and Wu Qinghe?"

Seeing Li Wushou withdraw his hand, the old beggar didn't care.

He was overjoyed by the unexpected surprise.

Upon hearing Li Wushou's concerns, the old beggar waved his hand dismissively and said:

“Zhenhai is different, and Wu Qinghe is naturally different too, so you don’t need to worry about her.”

Li Wushou was relieved to hear this.

It seems that the solution the old beggar said is indeed true. However, since Scholar Wu also knows it, it means that this solution is not unique to the old beggar.

Was my offer too high?
The old beggar seemed to sense Li Wushou's suspicion, and thumped his chest loudly, saying:
"The method for controlling the sea was also told to him by me."

Besides, you can't find Zhenhai now; it's only 20% of the incense offerings from the Myriad Beasts Domain. You're not losing out!

Upon hearing this, Li Wushou's mind stirred.

He knew that the old beggar and Scholar Wu had a long-standing relationship.

If the old beggar's method really works, then maybe he wasn't bragging after all.

Moreover, judging from the old beggar's words, it seemed that he knew where Wu Zhuangyuan was.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Wushou made his decision and asked:
"Alright, then what is the solution to this hidden danger of becoming a Venerable One?"

The old beggar was overjoyed; he knew the surprise was finally within his grasp.

With a hearty laugh, the old beggar replied directly:
"If this heavenly baptism is easily observed by Him, then why not just find a place where He cannot see it and receive it!"

(End of this chapter)