The Modern Martial Immortal

”The Great Dao of origin.” His realm deduction had reached the Void-Refining Realm. Although the level was not high, its scope was extremely broad.

In terms of his understanding of the foundational knowledge of the Great Dao, even Dao Lords probably could not compare to him.

Among the three thousand Great Dao, fate, karma, time, and void were the four foundational Great Dao. They were also known as the Four Supreme Great Dao.

Among them, the Great Dao of fate was the general outline of all Great Dao. Without the Great Dao of fate, it would be impossible to command the other 2,999 Great Dao.

The Great Dao of void was the cornerstone of all Great Dao, allowing the other 2,999 Great Dao to manifest in the world.

The Great Dao of time represented the operation of all things, and within these were included the other 2,999 Great Dao.

As for karma, it permeated all things and connected all things. It was the core of the evolution of all things.

They were like the four fundamental forces of physics, forming the four foundations of the cultivation system.

Aside from these four special Great Dao, the remaining core Great Dao included creation, destruction, chaos, soul, origin, the five elements, yin-yang, and so on.

If the four special Great Dao, which could be called both foundational and supreme, were set aside, then among the other 2,996 Great Dao, the Great Dao of origin could definitely rank in the top ten.

It was a Great Dao that divided all things into different grades.

Ants were life, humans were life, and dragons and phoenixes were likewise life. But how great was the difference between one lifeform and another?

Even among humans, and even among mortals who had never cultivated, some people could lift fifty to a hundred kilograms with their own strength, while others could lift over five hundred kilograms. This difference was divided through the Great Dao of origin.

Those who cultivated the Great Dao of origin could elevate their life form and life origin to an unprecedented level, thereby becoming truly perfect beings.

”Within the information related to the Void-Refining Realm, there are only thirteen Dao Techniques I can access. Among these thirteen Dao Techniques, none records a Dao Technique related to the Great Dao of origin. However, there are quite a few descriptions of the Great Dao of origin.

”I just don’t know how many times this Dao Technique named Sovereign Human Emperor can raise my life origin.” Yaoguang flipped through it.

He quickly saw the limit of the secret technique.

Taking a Void-Piercing Realm human as the base value, mastering the beginner stage of the Dao Technique would double one’s origin power. The proficient stage increased it to threefold, and reaching the mastery stage would bring it to four times the original. When the Dao Technique reached perfection, it would be ninefold. Combined with one’s own origin, that was tenfold origin power.

”I could rely on my overwhelming origin to hammer even a Void-Shattering Realm supreme elder to death!” Yaoguang exclaimed.

But immediately after, he thought of something.

Only ten times the origin of a Void-Piercing Realm cultivator after reaching Dao Technique perfection?! Someone who had perfected a Dao Technique could already attempt to merge with the Dao.

With such cultivation, wouldn’t it be perfectly normal to hammer a Void-Shattering cultivator to death?

Yaoguang shook his head. After sensing the Dao resonance contained within the jade talisman, he decided to avoid immediately practicing the supreme divine ability corresponding to this Dao Technique.

The process would be too slow.

It would be better to wait until his Immortal Dao branch advanced, then directly search through the ”database” and see if he could find this Dao Technique.

”If I’m not practicing this Dao Technique, then I can only continue improving my strength.” Yaoguang turned his gaze toward the remaining Pure Yang Grand Pills, and without any hesitation, he continued cultivating.

***

In less than a year, not only had he completely digested the Pure Yang Grand Pills he had originally possessed, but even the 1,530,000 Pure Yang Grand Pills he had obtained from selling his spoils.

This number of Pure Yang Grand Pills had not been enough for his Azure Golden Core to reach the late stage of the Azure Golden Core Realm.

But it was enough for Yaoguang.

”My current combat strength has definitely exceeded two million. Whether it is 2,100,000 or 2,200,000 will only be known after I fight. The strongest person in the Heavenly Dao Sect, Yan Huang, is ranked sixth on the Void-Piercing Realm Candidate Rankings, but his combat strength is only around 1,500,000 or 1,600,000.”

Yaoguang was now confident that he could become the Heavenly Dao Sect’s number one true disciple.

Although the Penglai Dao Lord had taken some interest in him and believed he had experiences similar to hers, her talent was astonishing.

If he truly wanted her to feel that he was also a genius like her, this battle for true disciple status would be the first test.

In other words, if he could not pass this test, then that would be the last exchange between the two of them.

However, Yaoguang did not intend to rely on others either.

He might be able to break the situation by breaking through to the Void-Piercing Realm and defeating the Void-Piercing Realm cultivators of the Heavenly Dao Sect and Taiyi Immortal Sect, but the trouble afterward would inevitably come in an endless stream.

He would be fine. What he feared was that those people would eventually spread the flames of war to the Nine Heavens Sect.

Therefore, the one suggested by the Penglai Dao Lord was indeed the best choice.

”Heavenly Dao Sect Master Yaoguang...” Yaoguang murmured these words. Not bad.

As he thought that, he felt a wave of spatial fluctuations sweep past.

With his strength now greater than before, he quickly realized something. It’s Perfected Lord Lu. Why would he leave the Biyou Immortal Market?

This Void-Piercing Realm cultivator was a top existence among those at the Void-Piercing Realm. While he was in the Biyou Immortal Market, he could deter all petty villains. But now that he had suddenly left...

Forget it. Calculating the time, the Heavenly Dao Sect’s inner sect grand competition should be around now, right? But I can just skip that process. I can borrow the Penglai Dao Lord’s power to go directly to the Heavenly Dao Sect and trigger the Great Dao Golden Book to appear. Then I can apply directly to the Great Dao Golden Book to obtain the status of true disciple. Once I become a true disciple, I will immediately break through to the Void-Piercing Realm and become a young sect master of the Heavenly Dao Sect. As Yaoguang thought this, he stopped wasting time. Relying on his Void’s Child talent, he directly caused void ripples to appear.

Soon, the array inscribed by the Penglai Dao Lord was activated.

As the void ripples spread, a passage was quickly opened.

Yaoguang stepped into the void and directly entered the passage.

Less than ten breaths after he stepped into the void passage, an angry shout rang out above the Biyou Immortal Market. ”Who dares to invade the Biyou Immortal Market?”

Along with that shout, a Void-Piercing Realm battle immortal and an Azure Golden Core cultivator rose into the air at the same time.

However, the intruder clearly had no intention of fighting either of them.

His figure flashed, heading straight for the cave dwellings’ district. More precisely, he headed straight for the cave dwelling that Yaoguang had rented.

Unfortunately, by the time he arrived, he found nothing. There was nothing to gain.

***

Yaoguang, who had gone deep into the void passage, knew nothing of the changes in the Biyou Immortal Market.

With the Penglai Dao Lord’s help, Yaoguang traveled through the void passage and arrived in the depths of the Heavenly Dao Sect.

Yes. Not on the outskirts of the Heavenly Dao Sect, but inside the Heavenly Dao Sect itself.

The array inscribed by the Dao Lord had ignored the outer defensive arrays of the Heavenly Dao Sect with domineering force and sent Yaoguang inside. The enormous commotion instantly alarmed the Heavenly Dao Sect’s Void-Piercing Realm elders, as well as multiple Void-Refining Realm lineage leaders and peak masters, and even the sect master, Zong Wenxian.

In the sky above, golden light circulated and swiftly resisted the Penglai Dao Lord’s power, smoothing over the torn space.

Yaoguang, who had been shuttled over, saw that golden light and quickly realized something. He immediately said in a clear voice, ”I am Yaoguang, an inner sect disciple. I have achieved some success in cultivation and do not wish to waste my years in the inner sect. I now challenge all eighty-eight true disciples to ascend to the position of true disciple!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the elders, peak masters, lineage leaders, sect master, and deputy sect masters, who had already been alarmed by the sudden appearance of spatial power within the sect, all turned their gazes toward Yaoguang.

Their expressions were filled with surprise.

”Challenge the eighty-eight true disciples?!”

”An inner sect disciple? Is he calling upon the rules of the Great Dao Golden Book?”

”Who is this Yaoguang? Why have I never heard of such a person?”

All kinds of discussions came from the true disciples and Void-Piercing Realm elders.

Among them, Jin Yuliu, the heavenly lineage elder who had personally recruited Yaoguang, showed disbelief on his face.

He understood Yaoguang’s strength better than anyone.

Forget challenging all true disciples; even a true disciple ranked in the top thirty can easily deal with him.

With that kind of strength, he still dares to say he will challenge all true disciples? Has he gone mad?

Wait! Now that I think about it, there are rumors saying that the Xi family of Haizhou in the Great Shang has been destroyed by him. Could it be true? Is this where he gets his confidence from?!

Yaoguang ignored the discussions around him and instead looked at the golden light that was smoothing over the void ripples.

As soon as he finished speaking, that golden light also manifested, turning into a young man.

Although he appeared young, his head was full of white hair. Those long locks were bathed in golden radiance, giving off an indescribable sense of sacredness.

This was the artifact spirit of the Great Dao Golden Book.

All cultivators within the Heavenly Dao Sect jointly revered him as the Golden Book Venerable.

”Inner sect disciple Yaoguang, do you wish to challenge the eighty-eight true disciple peaks and obtain the status of a true disciple?” the artifact spirit said calmly.

There was no emotional fluctuation in his tone.

”Yes,” Yaoguang said. ”I believe this conforms to the rules.”

”You are at the Azure Golden Core Realm. This conforms to the rules.” The Golden Book Venerable glanced over him with a scanning gaze. ”However, the inner sect and true disciples are divided by status. If one below offends those above, life and death are one’s own responsibility.”

”Fine by me.” Yaoguang nodded.

”Then follow me.” The Great Dao Golden Book’s artifact spirit waved his hand through the air, and a beam of golden light enveloped Yaoguang, heading toward a mountain peak not far away that reached countless tens of thousands of meters high.

That was the Heavenly Dao Sword Platform, where Void-Piercing Realm elders would resolve their disputes through combat.

At the same time, orders were issued to every true disciple, requiring them to accept the challenge.

However, Yaoguang’s decision to bypass the sect rules and directly communicate with the Great Dao Golden Book made the Heavenly Dao Sect’s sect master, Zong Wenxian, somewhat displeased. His gaze fell directly on the immortal lineage’s leader, Yuan Miaoyi. ”The recruitment of true disciples has always been the responsibility of the immortal lineage. How could such a major oversight occur, allowing an inner sect disciple to alarm the Golden Book Venerable?”

”Uhh...” Yuan Miaoyi grew somewhat anxious.

He had never heard of this person named Yaoguang. After all, he was merely an inner sect disciple.

To the Heavenly Dao Sect, disciples like this were just a field of leeks, one crop harvested after another. Who would care about them?

Who would have thought that one of them would cause such a huge commotion and make Yuan Miaoyi lose face before the sect master?

A Void-Piercing Realm elder said, ”I have heard of this Yaoguang. He is the one suspected of having killed Xuan Shuang, a true disciple of the heavenly lineage. He originally hid in the Biyou Immortal Market. I did not expect that he would actually dare to return to the sect.”

”The Biyou Immortal Market?” Zong Wenxian, Yuan Miaoyi, Xiang Zhenlong, and the other great figures felt their hearts tighten.

Behind that immortal market stood the Penglai Immortal Sect, and behind the Penglai Immortal Sect stood the Penglai Dao Lord, who had been unmatched in prestige a hundred years ago!

Just now, a great amount of void force had been used to send Yaoguang here, crossing countless millions of kilometers in an instant and even alarming the Golden Book Venerable!

A power that could make the Golden Book Venerable appear had to be at the level of a Dao Lord!

Could it be that the Dao Lord wanted to intervene in this matter?

”Lineage Leader Yuan.” Zong Wenxian took a deep breath and looked at Yuan Miaoyi. ”No matter what, this matter must be handled properly. Do not let others, or the Golden Book Venerable, laugh at us.”

”Yes.” Yuan Miaoyi offered his acknowledgment and quickly led a group toward the Heavenly Dao Sword Platform.