Chapter 820 - 278: False Core
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"This is not a secret; all cultivators at Foundation Establishment Peak know this, so there’s no harm in telling you, Fellow Daoist."
"This world has encountered problems, which I’m sure Fellow Daoist is aware of."
"You walk the path of Immortal Martial, a cultivation of the self through Martial Dao, unlike the Immortal Dao. Before reaching a certain level of strength, the issues of this world aren’t deeply felt."
"But for cultivators like us, the feeling is profound."
"Especially after advancing to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, the feelings become even more intense."
"..."
Lei Yunshu spoke slowly.
Previously, she hadn’t deeply recognized the problems emerging in this world, only superficially attributing them to the appearance of demonic energy polluting the spiritual energy.
If it were merely just that, the once glorious Immortal Dao civilization wouldn’t have fallen into its current state.
The pollution from demonic energy is easy to solve; the challenge is the erosion of demon will!
"Oh?"
"Do you mean, Fellow Daoist, that besides the pollution of spiritual energy by demonic energy, there are more severe issues?"
Lin Zheyu asked, somewhat surprised.
"Indeed."
"The pollution of spiritual energy by demonic energy, while far-reaching, is not difficult to resolve. The true difficulty lies in expelling the invasive demon will!"
"The emergence of demon will has eroded the Celestial Dao Will of this world. The invasion of this world’s rule Tao rhyme by demonic realm’s rules adversely impacts them."
"Causing both the Celestial Dao Will and rule Tao rhyme of this world to encounter problems."
Lei Yunshu spoke solemnly, a statement that left Lin Zheyu somewhat shocked.
Corroding Celestial Dao Will and affecting rule Tao rhyme.
Demon and devil are so powerful as to directly influence both the Celestial Dao Will and the rule Tao rhyme of this world.
Simply inconceivable!
"The Celestial Dao of this world has encountered a problem, it’s incomplete."
"The Celestial Dao Will and demon will are intertwined, and the rule Tao rhyme of the two worlds affect each other, which is the greatest issue impacting the Immortal Dao!"
Lei Yunshu’s face became extremely serious, and she continued slowly without leaving Lin Zheyu in suspense: "Advancing to the Golden Core layer, one begins to involve the perception of rules and capture of destined opportunity."
"Due to the erosion by demon will and demonic realm’s rule Tao rhyme, it is almost impossible for cultivators to free themselves from the influence of demon will and capture destined opportunity and perceive rule Tao rhyme without external assistance."
"Hence the origin of qualifications."
"Where the Celestial Dao is insufficient, the Divine Tao supplements it, using human Tao and Divine Tao to complement the Celestial Dao, renewing the cultivation path of Immortal Dao; this is the current state of Immortal Dao."
Lei Yunshu let out a long sigh, her expression somewhat complex.
What is called Divine Tao is the Incense and Candle Divine Tao, walking the path of belief power, which relies on the power of the people - it can also be called human Tao.
However, Great Wei walks not the traditional Divine Tao; instead, Divine Tao is more like a tool, a means by which the Immortal Dao supplements the incomplete Celestial Dao.
Sects like the Nine Nether Sect and Painful Holy Sect are traditional Divine Tao.
"I see, this world has unexpectedly fallen into such a dangerous situation..."
Lin Zheyu furrowed his brow lightly, feeling a strong sense of crisis.
Particularly recent events made him have a premonition that demons and devils are approaching, soon to return to this world.
He was still too weak.
If demons descend now, with Lin Zheyu’s current power, he’d simply be a slightly stronger pawn.
Destiny would be out of his control.
"Mr. Xiao needn’t worry."
"Martial Dao and Immortal Dao are different, Martial Dao cultivates the self and emphasizes the development of human potential and the transformation and enhancement of the essence of life."
"The Immortal Martial that follows after Martial Dao was created through the combined wisdom of ancient Immortal Dao greats, in response to the incompleteness of the Celestial Dao."
"Unfortunately, this path is exceedingly difficult."
"Every realm of Martial Dao can block a large number of martial artists. Simply the basic realms of Martial Dao are multiple times harder than those of Immortal Dao."
"After the Innate Realm, the difficulty skyrockets, far exceeding Immortal Dao."
"This is why most martial artists, after breaking through Innate, choose to switch to Immortal Dao."
"This is due to bridging the gap between heaven and earth, enabling communication, as well as the increasing difficulty of Martial Dao following the Divine Treasure Realm, making breakthrough elusive for those without solid foundation and exceptional talent."
"Truly, few can breakthrough Martial Arts Innate, advancing to Divine Treasure and Shackled Realm."
"However, Mr. Xiao, with your remarkable talents, breaking through Shackled Realm should pose no problem."
Lei Yunshu looked at Lin Zheyu, noticing his lightly furrowed brow and somewhat serious expression, smiled lightly and said.
"Yun Shu, Fellow Daoist, you praise me too much."
"However, considering the importance of Martial Dao, why is it not widely promoted?"
"Also, why does the Immortal Martial path stop abruptly at the Shackled Realm without further developed cultivation stages?"
Lin Zheyu asked with some curiosity.
He learned from Bai Lin that even within the Martial Alliance, the strongest only reached the Shackled Realm, and after that, there weren’t mature cultivation paths or techniques; it was left to oneself to explore.
"Because this path is too difficult and has been abandoned, left to self-growth."
"Most strong individuals in the Shackled Realm, after hitting a dead end in Martial Dao, recognize reality and switch to Immortal Dao."
"Such individuals, even upon switching to Immortal Dao, attainments are unimaginable, with cultivation reaching Nascent Soul assured, and even Divinity Transformation having a significant chance."
"Should Mr. Xiao have thoughts in this regard in the future, considering our Lei family first would be advisable."
Lei Yunshu explained.
"Abandoned, huh..."